17 July 08 - 12:47When do these guys work ?
Although the story doesnt name is party I found itRIchard Bradley (D) Illinois
CBS 2 news Chicago
State Rep. Absent From 1 Of 2 Government Jobs Reporting
Mike Flannery CHICAGO (CBS) ― The Illinois House is debating billions of dollars in state spending this week. Action's been slow, in part because so many representatives are absent.
In Wednesday's Truth In Politics, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports that State Rep. Rich Bradley was also absent from his second job at City Hall in Chicago, where he is paid $99,000 a year.
Rich Bradley was at his desk on the Illinois House floor last week, but official records show that he rarely attends sessions in Springfield, skipping 37 of the last 47 legislative workdays, absent 79 percent of the time.
Although he was back to playing hooky Tuesday and Wednesday, records show Bradley's still collecting his $75,000-a-year salary and travel stipends.
An employee for Chicago's Streets and Sanitation Department, where Bradley works as an assistant general superintendent, said Bradley was not at work on Wednesday. "You probably have to go over to Jamaica or somewhere; he's not here," he said.
His co-workers at Streets and Sanitation told CBS 2 News Producer Ed Marshall Wednesday that Bradley's on paid leave.
Department spokesperson Matt Smith said, "When I asked yesterday where he was, yeah, I was told he's on vacation."
While a vehicle with Bradley's legislative license plate was parked in front of his house Wednesday, CBS 2 got no answer at the door.
Aside from a few spiders, no one was in at Bradley's state office on the Northwest Side either. Taxpayers give him $69,400 a year for this office and for staff, but CBS 2 visited the office several times and never found it open. It appeared no work has been done there in a very long time. No comments No trackbacks
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