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Chicago Tribune: Candidate vying to replace Cook County Clerk of Court Dorothy Brown files ethics complaint against rival for campaign funds
Michael Cabonargi, the Cook County Democratic Party’s pick to become the next clerk of the circuit court, is the subject of a new ethics complaint alleging he accepted more than $120,000 of improper campaign donations from people who argued property tax appeals before him at the county’s Board of Review, where he is an elected commissioner.
The complaint was filed Thursday with the Cook County Board of Ethics, submitted by the friend of another candidate, Jacob Meister, who is also running for circuit court clerk. The board’s executive director has 30 days to determine if the allegations merit investigation, according to the county website.
News-Gazette: Circuit Clerk: Expungement of cannabis convictions will require patience
A warning from Champaign County’s circuit clerk: When it comes to expunging cannabis convictions, don’t expect the process to go quickly.
In the weeks surrounding the Jan. 1 legalization of recreational marijuana, Republican Katie Blakeman says her office has fielded many phone calls on the topic. The new law includes a provision for expunging certain minor cannabis convictions from a person’s record.
News-Gazette: Urbana man with cannabis in car facing first of its kind charges
An Urbana man who had cannabis on him in a car Friday and allegedly lied to police about his name is expected to be the first person in Champaign County to be charged with possession of adult use cannabis in a vehicle.
State’s Attorney Julia Rietz said Brandon Turk, 24, who listed an address in the 2000 block of Philo Road, was arrested Friday about 12:15 p.m. following a traffic stop because his car didn’t have a front license plate.