My girlfriend sent me a link to one of this guy's web properties with the comment "ghost hunting is the new 'having a band'" and it led me down a rabbit hole to find out everything I can about this guy, the self-professed living embodiment of the American Dream, and his various business ventures. I post this not to pass judgment in any way (although I should note that when I attempted to add the tag #republicans, the hubski sidebar broke down on me), but just to share what could be a solid hour of incredulous internetting on an interesting figure built Chicago proud.
In case it isn't readily available to you, here are some related links: http://rudyclai.wordpress.com/ - riffs a bit, intentionally, on Donald Rumsfeld's "known knowns" soundbyte while also riffing, unintentionally, on Four Non Blondes' smash hit "What's Up" http://twitter.com/rudyclai - extremely likable twitter user, imho. Following.