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A new era rises in Chicago’s 11th Ward with Nicole Lee

The old 11th Ward was a bonanza of power for the Daley family for decades. With Lee’s appointment, the new 11th Ward will hopefully be a bonanza of power for her community.

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Afternoon Edition: March 24, 2022

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Daughter of convicted Daley aide picked to replace Patrick Daley Thompson in 11th Ward

United Airlines executive Nicole Lee is the daughter of Gene Lee, deputy chief of staff under former Mayor Richard M. Daley. In 2014, Gene Lee was convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from two Chinatown charities.

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Selection committee recommends two 11th Ward finalists to replace Patrick Daley Thompson, but Lightfoot delays appointment

Lightfoot had wanted a replacement seated in time for Wednesday’s City Council meeting. The Rules Committee was to meet Tuesday to confirm the mayor’s choice, but the meeting was canceled at Lightfoot’s behest.

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Patrick Daley Thompson’s law license suspended by Illinois Supreme Court

Thompson was convicted by a federal jury in February. The court’s disciplinary action comes three days after Thompson’s attorney asked a judge to either overturn that verdict or order a new trial,

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With Patrick Daley Thompson out, who will Mayor Lori Lightfoot appoint for coveted 11th ward opening?

The mayor is expected, by Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting, to reveal her choice amid pressure to name someone who is Asian American.

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Ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson seeks new trial, says prosecutors made improper comments to jury

Hours after the mayor announced the list of applicants vying to replace convicted Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, his lawyers filed a motion for a new trial Tuesday arguing in part that prosecutors made “highly improper and prejudicial remarks” in closing arguments and misled the jury by trying to tie his…

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Afternoon Edition: March 15, 2022

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Patrick Daley Thompson asks for new trial, says feds ‘littered’ arguments with innuendos

Thompson’s request is not unexpected. A jury found him guilty of cheating on his taxes and lying to regulators. The verdict cost him his seat on the City Council.

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Another ex-Bridgeport bank worker pleads guilty, suggested fudging docs ‘with scissors and copier’

Jane Iriondo is now the fourth person to plead guilty in connection with the $66 million embezzlement scheme at Washington Federal Bank for Savings. The bank was central to the trial of Patrick Daley Thompson.

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Afternoon Edition: Feb. 25, 2022

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Incumbents in electoral trouble include Pritzker, Lightfoot, Democratic analyst says

Billionaire Ken Griffin has pumped $20 million into the gubernatorial campaign of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who’s seeking the GOP nomination. And Lightfoot could face a challenge from Arne Duncan, the former U.S. education secretary.

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Desperate for loans, Patrick Daley Thompson put hundreds of thousands in campaign cash in crooked Bridgeport bank

Documents subpoenaed by prosecutors and other public records reflect a growing desperation as he tried to quadruple the amount of money he was borrowing from Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

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Onetime vice president of bank at center of Patrick Daley Thompson trial pleads guilty

James Crotty was fired from Washington Federal Bank for Savings in May 2017. The bank was shut down seven months later in December 2017. That happened just days after its president, John F. Gembara, was found dead in the $1 million Park Ridge home of a bank customer.

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Invasion of Ukraine could raise gas prices by 50 cents a gallon, making ‘hard hand’ for Democrats even worse, former Obama adviser says

"It’s a huge political problem for President Biden, because we’re already feeling the effects of inflation related to the pandemic," David Axelrod told the Sun-Times. "As [Winston] Churchill did in Britain, [Biden] needs to explain to people why that sacrifice is necessary."

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Lightfoot vows ‘open and transparent process’ for replacing ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson in 11th Ward

Thompson resigned last week after being found guilty by a U.S. District Court jury of lying to regulators and filing false income tax returns.

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Following Patrick Daley Thompson’s conviction, pressure mounts for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to appoint an Asian American to replace him on City Council

CHICAGO — Leaders in Chicago’s Chinatown and beyond clamored Tuesday for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to appoint an Asian-American successor to 11th Ward Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, whose federal tax fraud conviction this week could pave the way for the Near South Side enclave to have its first City Hall representative…

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Patrick Daley Thompson is 37th City Council member convicted in nearly half a century

That averages out to one council member convicted every 16 months. Burke is the first since former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson less than two years ago.

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Conviction saddens City Council colleagues

Patrick Daley Thompson’s fellow Council members call him an unassuming man of his word lacking the arrogance they might have expected from a scion of Chicago’s most famous — and once, all-powerful — political family.

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Jury convicts Chicago alderman who is part of Daley clan

A grandson and nephew of Chicago’s two longest-serving mayors has been convicted of tax crimes and making false statements

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Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson convicted in tax fraud trial, will be forced to resign

CHICAGO — Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson was convicted by a federal jury Monday of filing false tax returns and lying to federal regulators about a line of credit he had with a failed Bridgeport bank.

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Patrick Daley Thompson singled himself out for federal prosecution

Ald. Thompson should have known he shouldn’t be playing in certain sandboxes.

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Patrick Daley Thompson faced other tax trouble before Monday’s conviction

His guilty verdict for claiming deductions for interest he never paid to a failed Bridgeport bank, Washington Federal Bank for Savings, isn’t the only time he’s had trouble with the IRS.

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Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson guilty on all counts

The jury heard roughly three-and-a-half days of testimony in Thompson’s trial last week, mostly from government witnesses. The trial began nine months after the feds hit Thompson with an indictment charging him with two counts of lying to regulators and five counts of filing false federal income-tax returns.

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Jurors deliberating in trial of Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson

A federal prosecutor told the jury that "no one is so big, no one is so important, that they can’t be held accountable for their criminal conduct."

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