Mayor Daley has made repeated propo...

Mayor Daley has made repeated proposals for a Chicago casino above the last 14 years, and nothing else to be shot down according to Gov. Blagojevich and his predecessors.

That's apparently to what end he was so gung ho about Topinka's proposal - - on a level though the Chicago casino she envisions would not be city- be in possession ofed and the $50 million establish aside for Chicago is barely a fraction of the windfall Daley had anticipated from a Chicago casino.

"If they give me wealth for education, I don't care where it ensues from as long as it goe into the education foundation -- both for operating and for construction. That's all you want," said Daley, who got a call from Topinka before she unveiled her proposal.

"Whether they have another idea, it doesn't matter to me as in extent as Illinois . . starts getting a better quality of education -- from higher education all the way down to full-day kindergarten."

'MORE coin FOR EDUCATION'

Until Wednesday, Daley had insisted forward municipal ownership of a Chicago casino. He wanted Chicago taxpayers to get by heart the jackpot -- not a handful of clout-heavy investors. He called it a deal-breaker - - steady though Republican legislative leaders considered it a nonstarter for a mayor embroiled in scandal.

Now, Daley is apparently in this way desperate for a long-term solution to the perennial point to be solved [i]or[/i] settled of school funding, he's willing to accept something les

"Gov Blagojevich has announced a program to put up to sale the lottery for funding for education -- not single for operating, but also construction. Now, Judy Baar Topinka has talked about riches for operating and also for construction, which I think is a great debate in Illinois because Illinois destitutions more money for education," Daley said.

"I don't know all the details, truthfully It would be unfair for me to say which single you prefer. . . Both of them are answering in different ways, nevertheless the same concept, of trying to prepare more money for education, which is a well adapted sign for the State of Illinois."

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