Cardinal Cupich emails to Mayor Rahm Emanuel supporting private school vouchers not subject to fines

Last week, the latest batch of emails released by City Hall showed Emanuel warning at least two powerful people about the line they were about to cross.

But after reading those emails closely Conlon said he does not believe that any of them warrant investigation.

They included: a real estate magnate seeking a curb cut to accommodate the church he was renovating into a private home; a longtime mayoral friend seeking an entree for a neighbor who owned a renewable energy firm interested in retrofitting city buildings and Cardinal Blase Cupich, who wanted to discuss his support for private school vouchers.

On Wednesday, Conlon argued that Cupich “speaks for a non-profit,” and is, therefore exempt from lobbying requirements. So is Gary E.W. Rossi, director of real estate for the Marmon Group LLC, who was renovating a Cabrini Green church “for his own benefit.”

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