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Ald. Willie Cochran, center, 20th, arrives at The Grand Ballroom on South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago to celebrate his runoff election victory on April 5, 2011.
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Ald. Willie Cochran, center, 20th, arrives at The Grand Ballroom on South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago to celebrate his runoff election victory on April 5, 2011.
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Ald. Willie Cochran, 20th, is charged with 11 counts of wire fraud, two counts of extortion and two counts of bribery, the most serious of which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted.