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The Cook County state’s attorney’s office has opened an investigation to determine whether Calumet City Ald. Thaddeus Jones misused taxpayer and campaign funds during last year’s trip to a Miami film festival.

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Announcing 2011 Driehaus Foundation Investigative Award Winners

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Ex-Niles Mayor Finds Salvation

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