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State Rep. Edward Acevedo (D-Chicago) is no stranger to the long green. As one of the chief sponsors of HB 429, the wine shipping bill that aims to bring Illinois in compliance with the 2005 Supreme Court ruling in Granholm v. Heald by limiting the ways consumers can obtain wines, Acevedo received $7,500 in campaign contributions from the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois for carrying their water.
Turns out that Acevedo is also the litigious sort. On Tuesday Acevedo lost a lawsuit he filed against a Chicago Police officer. The suit claimed that the officer roughed up Acevedo - a cop himself - while he was waiting for a friend to pick up his car from the Lower Wacker impound yard six years ago. This was the second time Acevedo filed the lawsuit against Dennis Canterbury; a judge threw out the lawsuit the first time. Had Acevedo won the lawsuit, city taxpayers (the city paid for Canterbury's defense in both trials) would have been on the hook for $50,000 in damages on top of the $73K cost of the first trial, the mid-five figures the second trial expects to cost and the $25,000 the city spent to hire an expert who proved that Acevedo was "sauced" during the incident with Canterbury. It took the jury less than three hours to acquit Canterbury.
The tab could increase if Acevedo decides to appeal the verdict. Let's hope he doesn't and decides to continue doing the bidding of the beer lobby and HDO.
Image via Acevedo's Illinois General Assembly web page.
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Every election I always vote for what ever "no name" person who runs against him. Last lection he had no opposition, so I just left it blank. I've been doing alot of that as of late. Guess its a reflection on the lie called democracy.
I'm frustrated with Acevedo solely for HB 429. Illinois was already a reciprocal state with regards to wine shipping. This legislation is a power play by the wholesale lobby to ensure they receive the majority of business at the expense of out-of-state retailers and wine clubs.
I didn't realize his district went up to your neck of the woods, spook.
I know I'm just a lowly guest; but when Chicagoist goes 'registered commenters only', can it also ban Ferdy and Spook? Or will they continue to be part of the package that is the dwindling of Chicagoist??
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Yea, I'm knee deep in HDO land, I'm just hoping for more federal indictments to hopefully make way for some progressives
Yes Guest 3 a Spook can be banned when you're registered, then your little head will no longer hurt :-)
Who cares if he sues the city over getting roughed up by a cop. Does he lose his right to self preservation when he is elected to office?
I think the bigger question is why wasn't he arrested! Had he not been a cop he would have been arrested for assulting an officer!
i'm sure he had an attitude with the cop and the cop put him in his place. screw this pathetic excuse of a politician
I live in Spook/HDO land, and Acevedo is scum. He's another little skunk who, with an ounce of power, will throw it right in your face. Ask any one of my boys in blue and they'll tell you.
"little Skunk"
I'm gonna have to borrow that one, lol
he does kinda look like a skunk
See Spook, you and I are boys. Thanks for the shout out bro-han!
He doesn't, kfunk. But Canterbury's attorney proved - and the jury apparently agreed, since they ruled in favor of Canterbury - that it was Acevedo who was being drunk and belligerent, then instigated the scuffle, all the while pulling the "don't you know who I am?" routine.