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City Council poised for big changes with multiple races up for grabs

At least 10 races for alderperson appear headed for runoffs in April — but uncounted mail-in ballots remain a wild card in many of the contests.

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11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee heads toward runoff

Early results showed Lee and her top challenger, Anthony Ciaravino, each with about 30% of the vote; In the 12th Ward, Anabel Abarca was trailing her challenger, Julia Ramirez.

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Dead CEO of failed Bridgeport bank in the spotlight as embezzlement trial begins

John F. Gembara, the late boss of Washington Federal Bank for Savings, schemed with attorney Robert M. Kowalski, prosecutors told jurors Tuesday. Representing himself, Kowalski blamed Gembara.

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Will Bridgeport bank failure trial reveal more secrets about clout bank linked to Patrick Daley Thompson?

Washington Federal Bank for Savings’ failure was at the periphery of Thompson’s trial but will be centerstage when Robert M. Kowalski, who got millions of dollars in loans the feds say didn’t have to be repaid, goes on trial Monday.

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What will the next Chicago City Council look like?

With many alderpersons choosing not to run for reelection, decades of institutional knowledge will be lost when the new Council convenes.

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For Asian Americans, their moment in Illinois politics was a ‘long, long time’ coming

CHICAGO — Randy Jue shuffled through a heap of papers on the desk inside his Bridgeport business until unearthing a detailed map of Chicago’s 11th Ward, where he spotted opportunity.

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The rise and fall of another Chicago political dynasty — the 34th Ward Democrats

“We were in the same political family,” former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. says. “We were able to elect a county commissioner, we were able to elect state reps, senators — and it all came out of that organization.”

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Key figure accused of embezzling from failed Bridgeport bank lost $1 million at casinos, sources say

Authorities are trying to determine whether the money Marek Matczuk lost gambling came from the millions he never repaid Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

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Asian American candidates in Illinois aim to break state records — and ‘the bamboo ceiling’

At least 22 Asian American candidates are running for offices in the November election and next year’s city elections, not to mention others running in other local races across the state.

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Patrick Daley Thompson’s long rise and hard fall

Sneed: Former alderman, now imprisoned, for his whole life stuck to his ward, his roots, and — most of all — his family

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Man charged in hit-and-run outside gay bar, Sacred Rose fest preps for its debut and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson reports to prison in Wisconsin

The disgraced Bridgeport pol — a member of the city’s best-known political family — was found guilty in February of two counts of lying to regulators and five counts of filing false income tax returns.

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Ald. Michele Smith to resign City Council seat Aug. 12

The decision by the Lincoln Park alderperson gives Mayor Lori Lightfoot the rare chance for a third appointment to the Council. Lightfoot already has replaced Patrick Daley Thompson, forced to resign after a federal conviction, and Michael Scott Jr., who left for a private sector job.

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Picture Chicago: must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

The weekend began with fireworks, but two mass shootings on the Fourth of July in Highland Park and Chicago turned celebrations into grieving.

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A member of Chicago’s Daley dynasty faces possible prison time in federal court Wednesday

A jury convicted ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson in February of cheating on his taxes and lying to regulators. He is the grandson of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley and the nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley.

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Who cares about all-in-the-family claims: Lightfoot picks Michael Scott Jr.’s sister to replace him as 24th Ward alderperson

Monique Scott was chosen over two other finalists recommended by a three-person screening committee: Trina Mangrum, chief of staff to Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), and former Chicago Bulls player Wallace “Mickey” Johnson.

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Failure of clout-heavy Bridgeport bank sees a crooked contractor plead guilty, agree to help feds

Boguslaw Kasprowicz pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the failure of Washington Federal Bank for Savings — the investigation that also ensnared ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson.

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Feds ask judge to send former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton to prison for up to 18 months in embezzlement case

Even though he had faced indictment since August 2019, the Villa Park Democrat held onto his seat until last February, resigning just before his attorney revealed his plans to plead guilty.

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Prison or probation? Feds ask judge to sentence Daley dynasty’s Patrick Daley Thompson to two years behind bars

Thompson asked the judge to give him probation instead. The two sides made their recommendations Monday ahead of Thompson’s sentencing before U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama, which is set for July 6.

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New revelations in Bridgeport bank failure case: CEO’s wife told police of ‘illegal activity’ 5 years before shutdown

Five years before Washington Federal Bank for Savings was ordered closed because of massive fraud, CEO John F. Gembara’s wife told police she planned to call the FBI on her husband, newly obtained records show.

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Exec of failed Bridgeport bank pleads guilty in fraud case that ensnared ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson

Rosalie Corvite is cooperating with federal authorities in their continuing investigation of the failure of clout-heavy Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

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2 more guilty pleas expected in massive embezzlement at Washington Federal Bank in Bridgeport

The change of pleas come as the federal investigation into the $66 million embezzlement scheme continues.

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Newest City Council member chooses sides in ward remap battle, but what difference will it make?

Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) is the 34th alderperson to back a map drafted for the Rules Committee and the Black Caucus. Both it and a map proposed by the Latino Caucus turn her ward into Chicago’s first with an Asian American majority.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why City Council members are now attending more meetings

After analyzing publicly available attendance records for meetings between May 2019 and December 2021, WBEZ, Crain’s and The Daily Line found that City Council members overall attended 81% of the meetings they were required to be at.

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Nicole Lee takes seat in City Council after unanimous confirmation vote

Nicole Lee cemented her place in Chicago political history on Monday as the City Council’s first-ever Chinese-American member after sailing through her confirmation hearing and being sworn into office less than an hour later.

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