On the subject of Loop Capital…
We did know that the CEO of Loop Capital pretty much made Obama's campaign for Senate, right?
http:// articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-01/business/ct-biz-executive-profile-jim-reynolds-20130401_1_loop-capital-zoetis-equity
He counts President Barack Obama among his friends, having played basketball regularly with the former state senator at the East Bank Club and golf with him at the city's South Shore course.
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http:// www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20080823/NEWS06/200030705/meet-obamas-bundlers
$200,000 to $500,000 - Jim Reynolds Jr. chairman and CEO, Loop Capital Markets
$100,000 to $200,000
Peter Bynoe attorney, Loop Capital Markets, former executive director, Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
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Collateral hit on someone sharing the Reynolds name:
http:// www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/11/28/mel_reynolds_barack_obama_s_accidental_godfather.html
They are calling Mel Reynolds the "Godfather" of Obama. Interestingly…
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In 1994, Reynolds was indicted for sexual assault against an intern in his first successful campaign. Reynolds could have quit, but he rode out the general election and held onto his safe seat, battening down for a trial.
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On August 22, 1995, Reynolds was convicted. He quit Congress five weeks later. That set up a special election for his seat.
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One of the leading candidates for the open seat was State Sen. Alice Palmer. She temporarily opted against running for her old seat again, and endorsed a well-liked author and activist in Hyde Park – Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.