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Federal prosecutors today charged State Rep. Derrick Smith with accepting a $7,000 cash bribe to write an official letter of support for a daycare center that he believed was seeking a state grant.
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- State Rep. Derrick Smith charged with accepting bribe [Chicago Tribune]
- State rep: 'I don't want no trace' of $7K bribe [ABC-7]
- Illinois lawmaker arrested for taking bribe [WBEZ]
- State Rep. Charged with Bribery [Fox Chicago]
- State Rep. Derrick Smith Arrested On Bribery Charge [CBS Chicago]
- State Rep. Derrick Smith arrested on bribery charge [Crains]
Chicago Sun-Times/
The City Colleges of Chicago will build a new, $42.2 million, 200,000-square-foot building at Olive-Harvey College to train students for careers in transportation, logistics and distribution. City Colleges will pay $10.6 million toward the construction tab, and the state will kick in $31.6 million.
Chicago Tribune/
Chicago police are abandoning plans for an outdoor shooting range on the Southeast Side because pair of eagles have built a massive nest along the Calumet River next to the site.
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Chicago Sun-Times/
Cook County Commissioner William Beavers on Friday pleaded not guilty to the federal tax evasion charges he’s facing and then blasted U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald as “a wild man on a train” and declared “somebody needs stop him.” Beavers accused Fitzgerald of driving three people he investigated to suicide.
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- Beavers Pleads Not Guilty, Calls U.S. Attorney ‘Worse Than J. Edgar Hoover’ [CBS Chicago]
- Cook County Commissioner William Beavers pleads not guilty [Chicago Tribune]
CBS Chicago/
Concerns about public safety in Chicago during the upcoming G8 and NATO summits in May apparently don't extend to those who will be participating.
