Alderman says he’s embarrassed
No, not about the fact that 30 of his colleagues have been sent to jail during his 40 year tenure. According to Wikipedia,
“Between 1972 and 2009, a total of 30 Chicago aldermen were indicted and convicted of federal crimes such as bribery, extortion, embezzlement, conspiracy, mail fraud and income tax evasion. Three additional aldermen were indicted for similar offenses but two died before federal prosecutors could bring them to trial and one, Anthony Laurino (39th) was too sick to stand trial.”
Not about the fact that he operates a lucrative law practice that specializes in property tax appeals while chairing
