what do you want in Dem platform?

The Obama campaign is encouraging citizens to participate in writing the platform for the Democratic Party. See Prairie State Blue (bored now).

You can locate meetings near where you live using the Obama campaign website.

The nearby meetings that haven't passed are in Oak Park and Cicero.

July 22:
Obama Platform Input Mtg. (Oak Park, IL)

July 27:
Economy & Health Care (Cicero, IL)

Mike Del Galdo: the DOJ is curious about you

I occasionally check the Site Meter application at the bottom of Proviso Probe.

I saw a visitor from usdoj.gov. So I checked the details.

Apparently, somebody at DOJ did a Google search on Mike Del Galdo at 2:20 PM today. [UPDATE: It was 1:57 PM when the person at DOJ searched "Mike Del Galdo". Later someone searched "vito scavo navistar", although the outclick was to Proviso Insider. The link to that Proviso Insider blog entry is in this entry that talks about the lawyers coaching Melrose Park cops to lie to the feds. Proviso Insider floated the allegation that Mark Sterk coached Ric Cervone to lie. I suggested if the cops were coached by lawyers it was more likely Anthony Onesti or someone from Giglio & Del Galdo.]

One of the questions I've heard asked is about Giglio & Del Galdo representing the wife of Cicero Village President Larry Dominick in her child custody dispute. Inquiring minds want to know. Is Giglio & Del Galdo billing Dominick and his wife for this legal work? Or is it a freebie to a good customer?

See Sun-Times (Leonard N. Fleming) and Chicago Tribune (Sara Olkon). Austin Zimmer gets his number called in the Trib article. Zimmer is the Forest Park resident who got pissy with then Commissioner Patrick Doolin when Doolin opposed giving Giglio & Del Galdo legal work in Forest Park.

GOV, strip club in Broadview [BV]

I've heard bits and pieces from a couple different sources that Broadview is considering allowing a strip club. The hearing will be Wednesday, February 28.

Anybody have details about the meeting or the proposed strip club?

[UPDATE: Westchester Progressive Party has information on the proposal.

A strip club is seeking application to open on Gardner Road at the Eisenhower, within Broadview village limits, directly across the street from our village.

The applicant is requesting a 24 hour liquor license - 7 days a week for all Adult Uses allowed under Broadview Village Code.

[The meeting is scheduled for:

Wednesday, February 28
7 p.m.
Village of Broadview Municipal Building
2350 S. 25th Avenue
Broadview

[end update]

[UPDATE2: Even I am shocked that James J. Roche and Associates, the law firm of Emanuel "Chris" Welch, president of the Proviso Township High Schools board of education, is representing Chicago Joe's Tea Room in applying for a permit from the village of Broadview.

[The individual listed on the permit is Joe Inovskis who worked for the Clyde Park District (Cicero) in September, 2003 when he gave $1,000 to the Cicero Good Government Group. The committee supported Ramiro Gonzalez, Frank Aguilar and Michelle Chavez.]

[The only name on the certificate of good standing from the Illinois Secretary of State is James J. Roche, agent.]