Prosecutors leaned on him, Rezko says
Two months before he was convicted of federal corruption charges, political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko told his trial judge that "overzealous" prosecutors were pressuring him to tell them about any...
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Suspect in Mob trial gets testy in court
Reputed Chicago Outfit enforcer Frank "the German" Schweihs apparently woke up on the wrong side of the jail bunk Tuesday. Things had started well enough at his status hearing in...
Rezko convicted: Political insider guilty of money laundering, fraud, aiding bribery
Antoin "Tony" Rezko, whose friendship and fundraising prowess helped shape the political careers of Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, was convicted Wednesday of using his political clout...
Feds: City building inspectors bribed
A mole wore a wire for a year while acting as a bagman carrying bribes from developers and contractors to Chicago building inspectors, exposing systemic corruption in the Zoning and...
Rezko ‘clout list’ outed
In the weeks and months after Gov. Rod Blagojevich took office, close adviser and fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko gave the administration the names of people he wanted to see get...
Foolproof gun laws elude states
A week ago, Steven Kazmierczak walked into Tony's Guns & Ammo, a yellow shop in a back yard near the University of Illinois, and bought a Remington shotgun and a...
NIU gunman’s baffling trail reveals no motive
Steven Kazmierczak checked into the Travelodge in DeKalb early Monday afternoon and spent two days there, smoking cigarettes, taking cold medicine and drinking Red Bull and Gatorade. Before leaving to...
Federal agents raid River North gallery
U.S. postal inspectors and FBI agents raided an art gallery in Chicago's River North neighborhood Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into art fraud, authorities said. Agents carried several...
Rezko put in jail; bail is revoked
Antoin "Tony" Rezko was roused at daybreak Monday from his Wilmette mansion by federal agents and ordered jailed by a judge who was disturbed that the politically connected businessman concealed...
From the Archive: Feds indict friend of governor
Christopher Kelly, one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's closest advisers and the chief fundraiser on his two campaigns, was indicted Thursday on tax fraud charges alleging he improperly used corporate funds...