New counts expand Hired Truck probe
Expanded charges in the federal probe of the city's Hired Truck Program accused former city officials Thursday of demanding more than $200,000 in bribes, gifts and political donations to get...
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Trucking firm’s owner 16th charged in probe
In the latest charges stemming from the federal probe of the city's scandal-plagued Hired Truck Program, a former suburban Democratic politician has been accused of fraud for falsely claiming his...
A break for truck scandal figure
In a rare deal, federal prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to give a break to a truck company owner who is cooperating in the ongoing federal investigation of Chicago's scandal-plagued...
Hired Truck defendant hurt in fall
A key figure in the federal investigation of the city's Hired Truck Program was critically injured in a fall from a horse this weekend. Nick M. LoCoco possibly suffered brain...
City foreman, engineer charged in Hired Truck
An owner's truck sat idle, but he was still paid by the city's Hired Truck Program, because a bribe-taking foreman falsified records to make it appear work had been done,...
Maxwell vendors to meet with city
Anxious vendors at the venerable Maxwell Street Market are meeting Monday with city officials to discuss the future of the market, which is under investigation for corruption. Consumer Services Commissioner...
Truck firm exec indicted, may tell all about bribes
The operating manager of a former Chicago trucking business has been charged with paying thousands of dollars in bribes and campaign contributions in order to remain among the biggest benefactors...
Father, son a study in clout
They represent an unlikely political dynasty. The father, a battle-scarred Chicago Democrat from Bridgeport, is a behind-the-scenes power broker who wielded his considerable influence while he was a top official...
Blagojevich gives donors hospital posts
Just days after Gov. Rod Blagojevich received $50,000 in contributions from two medical specialists last July, he appointed both to an obscure state health-care construction panel that is now linked...
Pucillo firm hits city contract jackpot
Two years after leaving a senior City Hall post where he was being accused of accepting bribes, Anthony Pucillo acquired a financial interest in a road and sewer construction company...