Mark Silva of the Tribune's Swamp Blog wrote:The owner of a Chicago fixture facing foreclosure -- Mr. Beef Deli -- will offer himself to a congressional committee today as evidence of "the impact --or lack of impact'' that federal bailout funds are having on small businesses.
Joseph Zucchero has a beef. He opened his River North restaurant in 1979, and has built a thriving business. Yet, he maintains that his banker, Midwest Bank, which collected about $85 million of the Treasury Department's bank bailout cash, has cut off his line of credit.
He faces foreclosure.
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Mr. Beef Goes to Washington
Joe G.
"Whatever may be wrong with the world, at least it has some good things to eat." -- Cowboy Jack Clement