AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMar 31, 2021 at 4:29 pmFormer Illinois state Sen. Annazette Collins was indicted Wednesday on federal charges alleging she underreported income and failed to file federal income tax returns for her lobbying and consulting firm.Collins, 58, of Chicago, was charged in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury with willfully filing a false individual income tax return, and failing to file corporate and individual income tax returns between 2014 and 2016.AdvertisementAn arraignment was set for Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso. The...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMar 31, 2021 at 4:29 pmFormer Illinois state Sen. Annazette Collins was indicted Wednesday on federal charges alleging she underreported income and failed to file federal income tax returns for her lobbying and consulting firm.Collins, 58, of Chicago, was charged in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury with willfully filing a false individual income tax return, and failing to file corporate and individual income tax returns between 2014 and 2016.AdvertisementAn arraignment was set for Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso. The...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMar 29, 2021 at 6:47 pmA Chicago-based marijuana cultivator and dispenser that has rapidly grown into one of the nation’s biggest pot firms is under federal investigation for possible pay-to-play violations during its push for coveted state licenses, sources said.Investigators have been scrutinizing campaign donations and other steps Green Thumb Industries took as it sought to secure growing and distribution licenses in Illinois and several other states, sources told the Chicago Tribune.AdvertisementNo charges have been filed as part of the investigation.A...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMar 29, 2021 at 6:47 pmA Chicago-based marijuana cultivator and dispenser that has rapidly grown into one of the nation’s biggest pot firms is under federal investigation for possible pay-to-play violations during its push for coveted state licenses, sources said.Investigators have been scrutinizing campaign donations and other steps Green Thumb Industries took as it sought to secure growing and distribution licenses in Illinois and several other states, sources told the Chicago Tribune.AdvertisementNo charges have been filed as part of the investigation.A...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneFeb 25, 2021 at 8:14 pmFormer Democratic state Rep. Eddie Acevedo and two of his sons were indicted Wednesday on a series of tax-related counts spanning several years.Acevedo, a former Chicago police officer, that he had been interviewed by federal authorities investigating the lobbying practices of ComEd and Exelon.AdvertisementA six-count indictment against Acevedo alleged that he attempted to evade paying taxes he owed, including by depositing cash payments into his bank account to conceal the source of income.Prosecutors contended that his gross income in...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneFeb 25, 2021 at 8:14 pmFormer Democratic state Rep. Eddie Acevedo and two of his sons were indicted Wednesday on a series of tax-related counts spanning several years.Acevedo, a former Chicago police officer, that he had been interviewed by federal authorities investigating the lobbying practices of ComEd and Exelon.AdvertisementA six-count indictment against Acevedo alleged that he attempted to evade paying taxes he owed, including by depositing cash payments into his bank account to conceal the source of income.Prosecutors contended that his gross income in...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 04, 2020 at 5:27 pmIllinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was dealt a blow Tuesday as Democratic Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride conceded defeat following a against a pair of billionaires who wanted to unseat him.The stakes were unusually high in the retention campaign because Republicans view the Kilbride seat as their best chance to eventually knock Democrats out of a 4-3 majority on the state’s high court.Now that Kilbride has lost, the court could seek an interim appointment until a replacement is elected in 2022. It’s unclear to court...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 04, 2020 at 5:27 pmIllinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was dealt a blow Tuesday as Democratic Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride conceded defeat following a against a pair of billionaires who wanted to unseat him.The stakes were unusually high in the retention campaign because Republicans view the Kilbride seat as their best chance to eventually knock Democrats out of a 4-3 majority on the state’s high court.Now that Kilbride has lost, the court could seek an interim appointment until a replacement is elected in 2022. It’s unclear to court...WW…