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...Blagojevich brought him over because he thought with a guy like Harris, maybe Blagojevich would be able to govern like Daley," Simpson said. "City hall, I doubt, is the main thrust of this current investigation, but they may be able to backtrack into city hall if Harris starts to trade information. He certainly knew about the scandals at city hall...
...during Daley's six terms in office, there have been no shortgage of those...
...most troubling for Daley, perhaps, was the Hired Truck scandal, in which scores of city workers and private contractors were convicted for idling on the city dime. Daley was interviewed by federal authorities for two hours during that investigation, which led to further inquiries into inappropriate hiring practices and patronage, but no charges were brought against him. At the time, in 2005, Daley said he did not think he was the target of a federal probe, but left open that the feds "did not indicate." "I have 38,000 people. I don't micromanage them. I don't feel personally...
...Harris, who served as a deputy police superintendent and city budget director, helped run the Hired Truck program under Daley. That investigation ultimately ensnared Daley's former patronage chief, Robert Sorich, who was convicted of mail fraud and rigging promotions and job fills at city hall. Harris, widely considered a tough, prickly boss, was not charged as part of the probe...
...former intelligence officer and judge advocate general oversaw one of the most bald political plays under the Mayor - the 2003 wrecking of Meigs Field, a lakefront VIP and recreational airport that Daley, in the dark of night, ordered bulldozed to make way for a huge park. And Harris helped shepherd the O'Hare International Airport expansion project, a controversial move to grow one of the world's busiest airports that put Daley at odds with suburban mayors and others...