Does the Democratic Candidate for IL Senate Have Any Non-crooked friends?

The Chicago way is just plain dirty:

On the same day Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias tried to shift the spotlight off his family’s struggling bank and onto his opponent’s bank ties, police arrested a major Giannoulias contributor and customer of the family bank as he tried to flee the country ahead of check-kiting charges.

Nick Giannis, owner of the Boston Blackie’s restaurant chain, was caught at the Canadian border with his Greek passport as he was being driven by a man believed to be an employee, sources said.

Giannis, 62; his son Chris, 38; and a Boston Blackie’s manager, Andy Bakopoulos, 38; defrauded Charter One and Washington Mutual banks of nearly $2 million, according to Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, who called the scheme “sophisticated” and “complex.”

Confronted with yet another headache for his struggling campaign, Giannoulias pledged to give to charity all $120,000 that Nick Giannis donated to his campaigns over the years.