Another Blagojevich Crook Sentenced

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield: CHICAGO WOMAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR MONEY LAUNDERING, FALSE STATEMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FEDERAL GRAND JURY Springfield, Ill. – A Chicago woman has been ordered to serve … Continue reading

South Side Blagojevich Era Corruption Summary

Monday is a hard day for newspapers to come up with stories.  It’s not just that little governmental happens over the weekend, but the papers have very few reporters on the street. The Chicago Sun-Times solved that problem last Monday … Continue reading

Broader Indictment in $1.25 Million Pat Quinn Era State Grant for “We are Our Brother’s Keeper” Adds the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Daughter

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield, Illinois: GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS BROADEN ALLEGED FRAUD CHARGES RELATED TO $1.25 MILLION GRANT SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Three indictments returned today by the grand jury in Springfield, Ill., collectively broaden allegations … Continue reading

Former Country Club Hills Police Chief Arrested Again in State Grant Fraud Case

A press release from the U.S. Attorney in Central Illinois: FORMER SUBURBAN CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED NEW CHARGES OF WITNESS TAMPERING, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The former police chief for Country Club Hills, Ill., was arrested on Friday, … Continue reading