After being sworn in Monda and appointing a new city administrator, Blue Island Mayor Fred Bilotto talked during a wide-ranging interview about fixing streets, how state Rep. Bob Rita will influence his administration and Bilotto’s involvement in the 2010 drowning death of a Calumet Township trustee at a public pool when Bilotto was park board president.
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One candidate has been the subject of a federal investigation. Another stands charged in a red-light camera case. Another was charged with taking part in a gambling ring. All are among the mayors and village presidents running for reelection in Chicago’s suburbs in Tuesday’s general municipal election.