James Glasgow said the vote did not appear to violate state laws. In an interview, Adelman acknowledged the loans but insisted they did not influence his vote. The Barr Foundation denied that the loans were tied to the race track project. Besides Barr, Adelman also borrowed from Majestic Eagle Investment Co., a Rosemont firm that federal investigators have alleged has connections to organized crime. Adelman, a Democrat who has been Will County's only county executive since the post's creation in 1988, is seeking a fourth four-year term in the 2000 election.
County executive gets loan from developer.