Plea deal drops felony against former Lake Forest city manager who pushed for Amtrak stop

By Vincent Caruso

02/27/2020

Hiding lobbyist payments led to a felony indictment in October against Lake Forest’s longtime former city manager. His plea bargain drops the felony and could eventually leave his record clean.

TAGS: Amtrak, Bob Kiely, felony, investigation, Lake County, Lake Forest, laundering, lobbying, misconduct

Outgoing Lake Forest official poised to collect large pension following Amtrak lobbying scandal

By Vincent Caruso

07/18/2018

Months after an investigation found Lake Forest’s city manager to have squandered $200,000 on unauthorized lobbying payments, the north suburban official announced plans to retire next year.

TAGS: Bob Kiely, Chicago City College, city manager, Lake County, Lake Forest, property taxes, taxes

How Illinois politicians allow government unions to rewrite state law

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Devin Jones

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students