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State Journal-Register: Sandoval situation just gets messier
The Sandoval mess just keeps getting messier.
Of course, that would be the situation involving Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Chicago, who had the feds cart off boxes and bags full of stuff from his Springfield legislative office, his Cicero district office and his Chicago home.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago’s most crooked suburbs? You could probably name them — and you did
When federal agents swept through the Cook County suburbs last week, it almost seemed like a variation on the old cop movie cliché of: “Round up the usual suspects.”
Based on their reputations alone, if not necessarily any current alleged misbehavior by local officials, the towns that we know were visited — Lyons, Summit, Crestwood and McCook — would certainly all belong in a lineup of suspected crooked places.
Northwest Herald: Proposed 2019 levy request for McHenry County $500K less than last year
McHenry County, under a directive to maintain the status quo from last year, proposed a $69.3 million levy for the 2019 levy year, about $500,000 less than last year’s request.
McHenry County Administrator Peter Austin provided a breakdown of the county’s proposed budget during an ad hoc committee meeting Thursday.
Rockford Register-Star: Legal fees mount for Winnebago County
A Winnebago County workplace investigation that determined Chairman Frank Haney harassed the former county administrator will cost taxpayers $39,065.
State’s Attorney Maryilyn Hite Ross provided a summary of the invoice from the law firm of Hervas, Condon & Bersani to the County Board Finance Committee last week.