remember valerie jarrett sign hollywood talent agency well think think big deal know charge 30k speak would pay penny hear commie speak college hometown would pay except go break whopper bill university hometown go break outcry discover would speak charge 30k someone come forward donate fee great move part donate money fail university valerie jarrett find hot water adopt hometown agree take 30,000 speak fee public university go break new report say tuesday.president obama longtime adviser confidante eventually waive fee deliver commencement address northeastern illinois university chicago outcry hefty payment politico reported.the university shut spring break also announce unpaid furlough days staffers recent string measure take fight financial woes cause lengthy partisan state budget debate.the chicago sun-times first report detail jarrett contract private donor agree pay fee university leaders raise objections keenly aware financial challenge illinois aware specific issue face northeastern illinois university donor would pay speak fee amy brundage jarrett spokeswoman tell politico jarrett notify university president richard helldobler morning accept speak fee commencement address jarrett look forward address graduate members neiu community next month neiu board members amuse deal pay much speaker time school cut program struggle survive.read nyp obama sidekick valerie jarrett hot water speak fee break public university