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Bury's 'Angel'
Congressman Lipinski throws his constituents under the bus to become Bury's 'angel'

The June 15, 2017 (Vol LVIII, No. 14, pg 3) issue of the Oak Lawn Reporter newspaper quotes Sandra Bury calling Congressman Dan Lipinski one of the 'angels' that have helped pull all the pieces together for the Advocate Medical Group deal to build on the Permacor/Beatty Lumber Group. I wonder if the Congressman gave ANY thought at ALL to the residents in the area and how this deal is going to affect them? I'm guessing probably not - what does he care if the building requires 572 parking spaces and only has 129? What does he care if the surrounding neighborhood is going to be impacted with tons of traffic making it unsafe for drivers and unsafe for students walking to school? What does he care if the six conditions put on the project by the Village's own Planning and Development Commission haven't been met? Guess the rent on his new digs in the Village's 5210 Building makes up for any unease he might have by throwing his constituents under the bus to become Bury's 'angel'. Angel? In my opinion, he's a sellout. A regular Illinois politician- a quid pro quo politician looking out only for himself - constituents be damned.