Secretary of State Jesse White gave two campaign contributors rareironclad leases last December, just two weeks after they bought theChicago buildings.
One of the buildings was bought from the brother of Cook CountyCommissioner Ted Lechowicz, a longtime White ally. The other buildingis now owned by a man who worked in White's office last year.
In an unusual arrangement, White agreed not to cancel either leasefor the first 4 1/2 years of the five-year deals. "It's somethingthat's pretty common on the leases we've inherited in this office,"White spokesman David Druker said.
Most state leases, however, have escape clauses so they can becanceled at any time. …
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