Facing trial, Segal to sell Near North
Awaiting trial on federal racketeering charges accusing him of looting $20 million from his company, insurance magnate Michael Segal has signed a letter of intent to sell the bulk of...
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Anti-dumping law is ruled too vague
A Cook County judge has declared as unconstitutional criminal sanctions in the state's environmental laws that make it illegal to dump construction debris and other waste without a state permit....
Ryan appoints union leader to state Gaming Board
Gov. George Ryan appointed a politically influential union leader to the Illinois Gaming Board Tuesday to replace a member who is leaving to take a seat on the Illinois Appellate...
From GOP insider to federal witness
From his start as one of Gov. Richard Ogilvie's "whiz kids" to his membership on the Metra board and lucrative posts with the Illinois State Medical Society, Donald Udstuen has...
Safe Road defendant posts deed as bond
A former state legislator charged with bribing a former Metra board member to win contracts from the commuter rail agency agreed today to post the deed to his company's headquarters...
Ryan pal admits kickback role
The expanding Operation Safe Road corruption probe netted another conviction Wednesday as a close confidant of Gov. George Ryan pleaded guilty to participating in a kickback scheme involving state contracts....
Safe Road probe reaches Metra
In another expansion of Operation Safe Road, federal prosecutors Wednesday charged a former legislator with paying thousands of dollars in bribes to a Metra board member to win $4 million...
Freeze on Ryan coffers is asked
Arguing that Gov. George Ryan's campaign fund is being depleted to pay legal fees for fighting the criminal charges against it, federal prosecutors Thursday asked a judge to freeze $1...
U.S. indicts more Ryan insiders
A member of Gov. George Ryan's inner circle of political advisers was indicted Tuesday on charges he improperly wielded influence over the secretary of state's office while it was headed...
U.S. accuses Ryan fund, 2 ex-aides of corruption
A former top aide to Gov. George Ryan led a political operation on Ryan's behalf that engaged in pervasive fraud for seven years, diverting state employees to work on numerous...