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Tree Trimmer Tops List of Patronage Case Awards
Submitted by Christopher Lempa on Thu, 2008-04-24 15:00
"?A tree trimmer who was harassed by his Daley administration bosses because he wouldn't 'play ball' won the biggest award?$100,000?from a settlement fund to pay victims of political discrimination at City Hall, according to a list obtained Wednesday by the Tribune.?"
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