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By the logic of Cook County politics, it makes perfect sense. Republican state’s attorney candidate Tony Peraica is vowing to use his independence to put away criminals and fight political corruption, so of course it was just revealed that he accepted $2,700 in contributions a couple years back from several felons. His Democratic opponent, Anita Alvarez, has promised to bring the office a fresh perspective–integrity–even though she’s worked in it for 20 years; she’s been under fire for taking donations from prosecutors who’d report to her if she were elected, and from at least one attorney whose firm reaped millions in a lawsuit against the county.
This time, though, he didn’t storm the county building.
“Please read the following stories and add your comments in the comments section … or consider writing a letter to the editor. Tell your fellow citizens that Tony is doing the right thing—and that Anita needs to come clean with her questionable campaign cash.”
