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The Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune laid the defeat of the bloated, ineffective transit bill at the feet of Tom Cross and the House Republicans. They argue that Cross and his Caucus are holding out for more funding for their constituents in exchange for their votes to eliminate any cuts to the CTA. […]
The DuPage County Republicans released their “new” website this morning and its magnificently underwhelming. The only way this thing could be worse was if it was hosted at a .geocities.com domain. I hate to pile on fellow Republicans, but if DuPage is really the “most Republican County in the USA”, this is embarrassing. […]
I need some help from the East Coaster’s who read RhodesSchool. I’ve had nothing but bad luck from pretzel vendors. First it was in NYC, today the problem occurred in Boston. I enjoy the speed of acquisition and feel for food cart vendors on the street. I’ve done plenty of shopping […]
September 6, 2008. 365 days away. If you head over to our wedding blog, you’ll see the countdown widget is finally under the one year mark. Natalie and I were engaged last December, so we’re 9 months into it with 20 to go. Seems like a long time, eh? It […]
I’m supporting Rudy Giuliani for President in 2008. I like who he’s picked to head his campaign in Illinois: Tom Cross and I like what he brings to the discussion. I also think he can actually win in November and not make this election a referendum on Iraq. Over the long […]
RhodesSchool is a blog written by Jake Parrillo.
Jake is 30 years old, lives in Frankfort, works at Google with Rick, Don, and Steve, used to be a Village Trustee, loves his dog Maisy, is getting his MBA from Kellogg, chronicles all the Friendly Political Wagers he can find, is working on perfecting his pizza recipe and is getting married.
Mail: jakeparrillo at gmail.com
Phone: 708.275.8257
Jake's Selling his Condo in Frankfort, Illinois. Interested? Check it out here.
"Treat" Your Dog Better. Maisy's Organics is our bootstrapped start-up that's goal is to be the premium supplier of organic dog treats. They're Treats with Integity. As I begin to set up all the different parts of the organic dog biscuit business, I'll be chronicling my adventures over there.
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