Private attorneys are often hired by cash-strapped suburbs dealing with police misconduct or public corruption claims, a BGA Rescuing Illinois analysis finds.
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Feds Charge Dorothy Brown Employee
Lower-level bureaucrat accused of lying to grand jury that’s investigating job selling, other corruption in Circuit Court clerk’s office.
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Short Cut Leads To Winding Trip Through Bureaucracy
Sheriff’s officer zips wrong way down one-way street, collides with driver – who finds government a nightmare to deal with as she tries to get compensated for her car.
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Dems Dump Dorothy
Democratic Party strips away Dorothy Brown’s endorsement amid criminal investigation, which sources say is also examining her husband’s goat business.
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Friday Could Be ‘D Day’ For D Brown
Cook County Democratic Party leaders are now expected to decide Friday whether to rescind Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown’s endorsement.
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Dems May Bounce Dorothy Brown From Ticket
Amid revelations about federal investigation swirling around Circuit Court clerk, Democratic Party leaders may strip away her endorsement and back another candidate.
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$110 million! City’s Legal Bills Pile Up
Emanuel’s outside law firm spending matches Daley’s last term as police misconduct defense fees take toll, a Rescuing Illinois report reveals.
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Hiring, ‘Pay To Play’ Part Of Dorothy Brown Probe
As Circuit Court clerk denies she’s in trouble, investigators appear to be bearing down.
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County Official Resigns Over Facebook Posts
High-ranking aide to State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez quits over Facebook remarks, some critiquing the physical appearance of Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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Alvarez Gets Big Bucks From Old-School Power Brokers
State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez portrays herself as being apart from the establishment. But her backers include powerful pols, including Ald. Ed Burke and Speaker Mike Madigan.