* So, what kind of state’s attorney would Tony Peraica be if he has people like this working for his campaign?
He called her a bitch.
He called her worse.
And each time, the caller to Cook County Commissioner Liz Gorman ordered her to “work with” rival Republican Commissioner Tony Peraica.
Now, a onetime campaign staffer to Peraica is charged with making the obscene and disparaging calls to Gorman.
* And how did Peraica meet this person?
Peraica said they met after he represented Ichniowski on a criminal charge in 2002 of slashing the tires of several cars belonging to nuns. Records show Ichniowski also has a previous conviction for telephone harassment.
The guy slashes nuns’ tires, and he’s recruited for the Peraica campaign? What the heck?
* There are those who say that Peraica’s infamous march to the County Building on election night last year was simply an unfortunate, isolated incident, despite the obviously stupid move of leading a drunken mob across town. But Tony apparently loves him some thugs, and likes to have them do his bidding.
Those calls to Gorman were made on Peraica’s behest. Not directly. He just “encouraged” his posse to call Gorman and tell her to get in line with him. The Southtown has more today…
Gorman said she regularly received harassing calls from the same man but only notified police after he grew more angry and vulgar in late February, when the county board was in a budget battle and she ran for GOP chairman.
The caller said Gorman was “acting like a bitch” and “that c— better learn to work with Peraica or she’ll find herself out of a job.”
Gorman said “whenever (Peraica) and I were on opposite ends of an issue, the calls would come. (Peraica’s) name always came up.”
“Peraica thinks everything is a fight, but it takes two to fight, and I won’t be part of this,” Gorman said. “He’s tossed too many grenades. One was bound to backfire on him.”
One did.
* By the way, check out Peraica’s “issues” page on his campaign website. Empty.
* Meanwhile, Mike Quigley says he might run for state’s attorney as well. Listen to the audio below…