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Before U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Durkin Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta to 366 days in federal prison, he questioned how many tickets the village has issued were actually warranted while a lawsuit challenging the validity of tens of thousands of citations continues.

The judge lowered Presta’s sentence because of several letters of support written on Presta’s behalf as well as Presta’s ailing health.

Former Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta was sentenced Monday to one year in prison, five months after he quit and admitted he took a secret $5,000 cash bribe while...

The judge called corruption in Illinois “death by a thousand cuts,” and he wondered aloud how many red-light tickets had been wrongly issued in Crestwood as a result of Presta’s crime.

Prosecutors are asking for up to 2 1/2 years in prison for Presta, who is scheduled to be sentenced in U.S. District Court on Friday.

AS part of our weekly Crime Files series, we are taking a look back at the archives to bring you stories from Herefordshires history.

He stayed on at City Hall for a month after being charged. His boss Cole Stallard got a mortgage from Washington Federal Bank for Savings while Mahon was on the bank board.

State leaders launched a $34 million relief program Monday for essential workers affected by the coronavirus.

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.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker wants to spend $3.8 million of federal pandemic-relief aid on placing 500 new surveillance cameras citywide.