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Chicago Tribune: Investigators exploring whether ‘rape in Champaign’ email is linked to early release of prison inmate, sources say
State investigators are looking into whether an explosive email that refers to keeping quiet about a “rape in Champaign” could be tied to an inmate who got out of prison early and then sexually abused a young girl, sources familiar with the probe told the Tribune.
The development comes after politicians from both parties spent last week calling for an investigation into the email, which was sent in July 2012 by Mike McClain, a close confidant of Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Daily Herald: Mendoza: State won't collect red light camera fines. Suburbs: We'll get someone else to do it
Twenty-one suburbs will have to find a new way to collect delinquent red-light camera fines this year.
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said she’s “getting out of the business” of using the state’s garnishment powers to collect the overdue fines.
Northwest Herald: McHenry County Clerk Tirio recuses himself from Regional Office of Education referendum hearing
McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio recused himself Friday from chairing an electoral board hearing about a complaint against the County Board’s advisory referendum on the county’s Regional Office of Education.
Former County Board candidate Orville Brettman is trying to strike an advisory referendum slated for the March ballot regarding the office’s restructuring.