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The LJ blog everyone's linking to.
Because I saw this on annemjw's Twitter, but she retweeted from copperbadge. Copypasta from sirriamnis, who copypastaed from the original article.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=325508
"From the Daily Herald:
Telling her mother that she wanted to come to the aid of a library under attack, 11-year-old Sydney Sabbagha stood at the podium before the Oak Brook village board. "I used to go to the library knowing there were people there to help me find a book. Now there is no one to help me," Sydney said solemnly. "It will never be the same without the people you fired." Sydney nestled back into her seat, but that didn't stop 69-year-old criminal attorney Constantine "Connie" Xinos from boldly putting her in her place.
"Those who come up here with tears in their eyes talking about the library, put your money where your mouth is," Xinos shot back. He told Sydney and others who spoke against the layoffs of the three full-time staffers (including the head librarian and children's librarian) and two part-timers to stop "whining" and raise the money themselves.
"I don't care that you guys miss the librarian, and she was nice, and she helped you find books," Xinos told them.
"Don't cry crocodile tears about people who are making $100,000 a year wiping tables and putting the books back on the shelves," Xinos smirked, apparently referencing the fired head librarian, who has advanced degrees and made $98,676 a year. He said Oak Brook had to "stop indulging people in their hobbies" and "their little, personal, private wants."
Sydney was upset and "her little friend was in tears" after Xinos spoke at the meeting last week, says mom Hope Sabbagha.
"I wanted that kid to lose sleep that night," a grinning Xinos says Wednesday, as he invites me for a nearly two-hour interview in his Mercedes-Benz in the gated Oak Brook community where he lives. "This is the real world and the lesson, you folks who brought your kids here, is if you want something, pay for it."
If you read the entire article, you get to see what a class act Xinos is.
Let's show him how classy we are.
Oak Brook homepage
Library donation page. If you can afford this, do it. Kids need books. Fact. And without people to help them find those books (even these highly educated, qualified 'people with hobbies').
Don't have the money but got an envelope and a stamp? Do something even better:
File a request for investigation with the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission. (everyone thank peaceheather for this!)
more copypasta:
How Do I Request an Investigation of an Attorney?
By mailing to our office, either in Chicago or Springfield, a request that you want an attorney to be investigated by our office. Your request should be in writing. No special form is necessary. For your convenience, you may download a Request for Investigation form. Please return the Request by postal mail or hand-delivery. The ARDC does not accept an e-mail transmission of a Request for Investigation.
What Kinds of Information Should I Put in My Request for an Investigation?
A request should include all important information that relates to your request. If possible, it should be typewritten or printed to be sure that it is legible. The request should include:
Your name, address and telephone number, and the name, address and telephone number of the attorney whom you want us to investigate (include the lawyer's full name, as well as the law firm name);
Any court case names and numbers;
A description of what the lawyer did or did not do that may have been improper; and
Any supporting documents that you have, such as letters, agreements, or other documents involved.
Because I saw this on annemjw's Twitter, but she retweeted from copperbadge. Copypasta from sirriamnis, who copypastaed from the original article.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=325508
"From the Daily Herald:
Telling her mother that she wanted to come to the aid of a library under attack, 11-year-old Sydney Sabbagha stood at the podium before the Oak Brook village board. "I used to go to the library knowing there were people there to help me find a book. Now there is no one to help me," Sydney said solemnly. "It will never be the same without the people you fired." Sydney nestled back into her seat, but that didn't stop 69-year-old criminal attorney Constantine "Connie" Xinos from boldly putting her in her place.
"Those who come up here with tears in their eyes talking about the library, put your money where your mouth is," Xinos shot back. He told Sydney and others who spoke against the layoffs of the three full-time staffers (including the head librarian and children's librarian) and two part-timers to stop "whining" and raise the money themselves.
"I don't care that you guys miss the librarian, and she was nice, and she helped you find books," Xinos told them.
"Don't cry crocodile tears about people who are making $100,000 a year wiping tables and putting the books back on the shelves," Xinos smirked, apparently referencing the fired head librarian, who has advanced degrees and made $98,676 a year. He said Oak Brook had to "stop indulging people in their hobbies" and "their little, personal, private wants."
Sydney was upset and "her little friend was in tears" after Xinos spoke at the meeting last week, says mom Hope Sabbagha.
"I wanted that kid to lose sleep that night," a grinning Xinos says Wednesday, as he invites me for a nearly two-hour interview in his Mercedes-Benz in the gated Oak Brook community where he lives. "This is the real world and the lesson, you folks who brought your kids here, is if you want something, pay for it."
If you read the entire article, you get to see what a class act Xinos is.
Let's show him how classy we are.
Oak Brook homepage
Library donation page. If you can afford this, do it. Kids need books. Fact. And without people to help them find those books (even these highly educated, qualified 'people with hobbies').
Don't have the money but got an envelope and a stamp? Do something even better:
File a request for investigation with the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission. (everyone thank peaceheather for this!)
more copypasta:
How Do I Request an Investigation of an Attorney?
By mailing to our office, either in Chicago or Springfield, a request that you want an attorney to be investigated by our office. Your request should be in writing. No special form is necessary. For your convenience, you may download a Request for Investigation form. Please return the Request by postal mail or hand-delivery. The ARDC does not accept an e-mail transmission of a Request for Investigation.
What Kinds of Information Should I Put in My Request for an Investigation?
A request should include all important information that relates to your request. If possible, it should be typewritten or printed to be sure that it is legible. The request should include:
Your name, address and telephone number, and the name, address and telephone number of the attorney whom you want us to investigate (include the lawyer's full name, as well as the law firm name);
Any court case names and numbers;
A description of what the lawyer did or did not do that may have been improper; and
Any supporting documents that you have, such as letters, agreements, or other documents involved.