Illinois mayor expected to plead guilty in corruption probe – The Hill

Prosecutors allege that Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta accepted a $5,000 cash-filled envelope in a 2018 meeting with a representative from red-light camera company SafeSpeed. He is also accused of filing false tax returns in 2015 and 2018 and failing to file income taxes in 2014.
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Taking a ride on the SS Sinking Illinois
4 years ago

At Wolf and Ogden in the suburbs – red light cameras are nailing people again. Wasn’t this supposed to be stopped in small suburbs or did they find a loophole to start ghosting $100 tickets to everyone again? There must be other politicians to payoff.

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