The appointment of two veterans of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s administration to the city’s troubled Public Building Commission is a welcome move to one of the commission’s critics. Alderman Ed Smith says he’s received numerous complaints about the commission from minority-owned businesses that say payment from the commission often comes late, according to the Chicago Tribune. Daley appointed John Plezbert to be first deputy director and Paul Spieles to be director of development, both new positions on the commission.
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