Pennsylvania businessman gets three months in prison for trying to influence former court Clerk Dorothy Brown – Chicago Tribune/MSN

In denying a defense request for probation, U.S. District Judge John Lee said it was important to send a message that the public’s interest comes first, especially in a city like Chicago where “citizens have suffered through a long and sordid history of public corruption convictions...Cynics might say it’s just how things are done, but the law demands more and frankly the public deserves more."