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AP Another federal public corruption case is set to go to trial early in 2022 as Chicago’s U.S. District Court continues to fill its calendar following delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Prosecutors hit former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo with tax charges in February. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly scheduled Acevedo’s trial for Jan. 10. If it goes forward, Acevedo’s trial would be the first connected to the feds’ bribery probe of ComEd. It would also occur a little more than a month before the trial of state Sen. Thomas Cullerton, who faces separate embezzlement charges. ....
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Sun-Times file Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges Friday against former Worth Township Supervisor John O’Sullivan, an ex-state lawmaker, in the latest development in an ongoing investigation revolving around the politically connected red-light camera company SafeSpeed. O’Sullivan, already under scrutiny for his role as a SafeSpeed sales consultant, resigned from his job in Worth Township early last year. He announced the decision shortly after another SafeSpeed consultant, Patrick Doherty, was indicted as part of the investigation. Federal prosecutors have said they expect to file additional charges in the case involving Doherty. And the accusations they’ve now made against O’Sullivan largely mirror those against Doherty and Omar Maani, a former SafeSpeed partner. ....
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The DHS encourages all individuals, regardless of immigration status, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once eligible. Kristin Fisher reports. President Biden triggered outcries from Illinois lawmakers on both sides of the aisle after he fired a prosecutor overseeing corruption probes of Democrats in the state. Democrat senators, House GOP lawmakers and the Illinois Republican Party all condemned the move to fire Chicago-based U.S. Attorney John Lausch. U.S. attorneys are appointed by presidents and typically new presidents ask for the resignations of nearly all at the beginning of a new administration, but Lausch had rare bipartisan support. When then-President Trump appointed Lausch, the attorney had the support of both Illinois’ Democratic senators Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. ....