With apologies to Tommy James and the Shondells (who remade the song by the Raindrops), it seems clear that State Senator Terry Link (D-Waukegan) is still intent on doing the hanky-panky with the gaming lobby, regardless of Illinois Senate President John Cullerton's promise of more government transparency.
"No hanky-panky," says Senator Link. [Shouldn't that be no more hanky-panky???]
Well, transparency may not be the problem with Terry Link's latest gambit to run right over (or through) the objections of Arlington Heights, as well as Arlington Park racetrack itself, to force the placement of up to 1,000 slot machines at Arlington Park. Nothing hidden here, no sir, unless it's the ulterior motives for Link's obsessive push to expand gambling to every corner of the state, apparently.
Does someone need to tell Senator Link that being Chairman of the Senate Gaming Committee doesn't mean that you are the designated lobbyist for the expansion of gambling in this state?
Somebody better do that, stat, or we're liable to find legalized gambling in every street corner bar. Oh, wait, they've thought of that too.
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Anyone who's followed Lake County politics and the goings-on through the antics of the Blago-26 (Link being a charter member) knows that Hanky-Panky is a way of life for these guys. Try to track who has given money to either Link or his Lake County Democratic Organization through the state web site (www.elections.il.gov/campaigndisclosure/Welcome.aspx - 37k ), and you'll soon realize that it's a shell game that's impossible to follow....by design.
Calls for campaign reform and transparency in government are well placed. Unfortunately, we're asking lawmakers (foxes) to revise the system (hen house).
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