Center Square: ComEd 4 corruption trial jurors end 3rd day of deliberations with no verdict, return Monday
After three days and more than 12 hours of deliberations without yet reaching a verdict, jurors in the “ComEd 4” federal corruption trial are due for a reset. Late Thursday, U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber released the pool of seven women and five men for the week with instructions for them to return early Monday morning.
Chicago Tribune: What to know as Brandon Johnson prepares to become Chicago’s next mayor
Since winning election this month, Johnson has been assembling a transition team, traveling to Springfield to meet with lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly to lay out his hopes and goals for his first term and picked his chief of staff.
Sun-Times: Search for Chicago’s top cop complicated by lobbying campaigns for candidates. ‘It’s not a popularity contest.’
As a newly formed commission launches a nationwide search for the Chicago’s next top cop, campaigns endorsing current and former Chicago police officials for the job are already impacting the process and raising some alarms.
Daily Herald: Ex-Kane County court clerk accused of stealing from office
Former Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell has been charged with official misconduct, accused of spending nearly $120,000 in county funds on a campaign event and taking kickbacks from a St. Charles business owner.
Central Illinois Proud: Local bureau awarded Route 66 tourism grant
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that $6.6 million in Route 66 and Tourism Marketing grants were awarded to projects around the state.