Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson (11th) is the first former or sitting Chicago alderperson to be convicted since former Ald. Ricardo Muñoz (22nd) pleaded guilty last September and the 37th since Fred Hubbard (2nd) in 1973. It averages out to a Council member convicted every 16 months.
The lack of transparency by other utilities presents a challenge for community organizations, public health experts, and homeowners and customers who want to understand water costs and come up with solutions for water affordability.
A Chicago city administrator responsible for accountability faces charges of falsifying bank loans, lying to regulators and taking a $130,000 personal loan he never repaid while on the bank’s board.
William M. Mahon, who was once suspended for helping rig city job applicants’ test scores, now faces charges over his role as a Washington Federal Bank for Savings board member.
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