This past summer, his real estate dealings became the subject of controversy when conflict-of-interest questions were raised about a site he owned near a park that was to be transformed if Chicago had won its Olympic bid. Scott was a member of the 2016 Olympic committee.
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An aide to teachers' union president Marilyn Stewart tells Newsradio 780 this morning that Stewart had just met with Scott on Saturday to talk up some issues coming up at this Wednesday's scheduled school board meeting. She says she's shocked over the news of his apparent death.
I'm calling it union thugs, in conspiracy with TDubbs.