Fed court denies hearing for former Portage Mayor James Snyder chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Disgraced former Portage Mayor James Snyder has lost his most recent, and likely final, bid for a rehearing on his convictions in federal court for a corruption charge involving garbage truck bids for the city and another for interfering with the IRS through his personal business. In an order filed Friday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago notes that “no judge in active service .