Former Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski set to be sentenced for extortion in June
Tobolski told a judge in September 2020 that he’d engaged in multiple extortion and bribery schemes, accepting more than $250 ...
Park Ridge to aid school district with exemption from Cook County paid leave rule
The city of Park Ridge has added Park Ridge School District 64 to its exemption from Cook County’s paid time off ordinance, exercising the home-rule option of the law. The Park Ridge City Council ...
Soul singer Jerry ‘Ice Man' Butler dies at 85
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your ...
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Jerry Butler dead at 85; singer known as 'Iceman' also had a long career in Cook County politics
The future politician who later served on the Cook County Board became famous performing with The Impressions, which also ...
Chicago soul music giant and politician Jerry Butler dies at 85
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago soul music giant and politician Jerry Butler has died at 85 years old. Butler first broke onto the charts in 1958 with The Impressions for the ballad "For Your Precious Love." ...
Andrea Kersten headed COPA, the agency that investigates Chicago police misconduct. Here's what happened before she quit.
The backstage drama days before she resigned included a threatened no-confidence vote by a city oversight panel that could ...
Jerry Butler, Iconic R&B Singer and Longtime Chicago Politician, Dead at 85
Jerry Butler, the original lead singer of the Impressions, R&B hit-maker and Chicago politician, has died at the age of 85.