CHICAGO (April 7)--Mark Penn's public relations firm Burson-Marsteller said today they were "glad to have Mark's undivided attention once more, even if we can't send him anywhere outside of Illinois."
Even this limited option for Mr. Penn seemed to shrink in viability on Friday, after Penn told reporters that he didn't expect to be traveling "downstate, or for that matter anywhere south, east, north, or west of State Street, or to any other insignificant place."
"You have to concentrate on the significant parts of Chicago, meaning you have to party on the Gold Coast and work here," Penn said. "And by 'significant,' I don't even mean this whole building. I have no intention of visiting the lower floors, for instance, or even the floors with the better views, if they don't have sun exposure."