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Once a political giant, Madigan now a convicted felon and likely prison inmate — but not a racketeer

The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘King Rudy’ walks free after helping feds nab ex-state Sen. Martin Sandoval, dozens of others

U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman said the work done by Rudolph Acosta III in the years since his 2015 arrest amounted to the greatest case of rehabilitation he’d seen in his 29 years on the bench.

Chicago Sun-Times

Days after Texas bus stop crash, little info on the victims

Two days after eight people were killed when an SUV slammed into a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, information on the victims remains scarce

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Texas: Eight dead as SUV rams into bus stop queue outside migrants centre

The driver was taken to hospital after the collision in Brownsville, which injured at least 10 others, with police waiting to arrest him

Evening Standard

Driver arrested after 7, including migrants, killed in Brownsville, Texas

At least seven pedestrians were killed and several others injured on Sunday when an SUV mowed down people near a homeless shelter that attends to migrants in Brownsville, Texas, police said.

Reuters

US man held after killing seven pedestrians with car

Seven people are dead after a speeding car wiped out pedestrians in what witnesses and police said appeared to be a deliberate attack.

The New Daily

Eight killed outside Brownsville migrant shelter after car crashes into pedestrians

The driver has been detained, but authorities say it is unclear what caused the fatal crash at a Brownsville bus stop.

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SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 7 dead

Police in Brownsville, Texas, say seven people are dead and as many as six are injured after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop outside of a migrant shelter

The Independent UK

Eight dead in Texas after car drives into crowd outside migrant center

Police say crash may have been intentional, and driver was arrested for reckless driving and could face other charges

The Guardian - US

Brownsville Texas crash - live: SUV driver suspected of killing seven outside migrant shelter remains ‘uncoorperative’

Accident involving Range Rover took place outside city’s Ozanam Center

The Independent UK

Seven dead and 10 wounded after being run over in front of Texas migrant shelter, say police

Accident involving Range Rover took place outside border city of Brownsville’s Ozanam Center

The Independent UK

‘I will keep pressing’: Jurors hear ComEd CEO taking orders after key witness explains appointment to utility’s board

The testimony capped the fourth week in the ComEd bribery trial. Prosecutors have presented nearly all of their evidence and predict they will rest their case by Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Cook County official Patrick Doherty sentenced to more than five years for bribery, tax evasion

Former aide to disgraced Cook Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski had pleaded guilty to bribing multiple public officials in several schemes that spanned years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why some ex-Illinois lawmakers convicted or accused of crimes get to keep their pensions

Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to former legislators who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.

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Welcome warning? Illinois Senate president’s message to newly sworn senators: Fly right or get lost

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon quoted both his late mother, who worried “that Springfield will change your notion of what the right thing is,” and former Chicago Police Supt. James Rochford, who once warned officers “If you lack integrity, get out — get out now.”

Axios

Border cities again post low crime numbers

Many Republicans have focused on immigration ahead of the midterms, often portraying border communities as dangerous and lawless.

Chicago Sun-Times

State Sen. Emil Jones III pleads not guilty to federal bribery charges

Jones allegedly agreed to protect the red-light camera company SafeSpeed from legislation in the Illinois General Assembly in exchange for $5,000 and a job for an unnamed associate. Then, the state senator allegedly lied to the FBI about it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Suburban businessman gets probation for bribing state Sen. Martin Sandoval

Vahooman “Shadow” Mirkhaef paid Sandoval and ex-McCook Mayor Jeffrey Tobolski.

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Ex-Cook County official Patrick Doherty pleads guilty to several corruption schemes

The case against Patrick Doherty is tied to multiple individuals who have already been charged as a result of the feds’ aggressive public corruption investigations. Most have already pleaded guilty.

Chicago Sun-Times

Summit police chief charged in bribery plot tied to heroin dealer’s bar

Also indicted this week in the same case was longtime political operative William Mundy, who doubles as Summit’s building inspector and public works director.

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