City insider given 10 years in prison for red light cameras scandal
John Bills, the insider convicted in one of the most brazen City Hall corruption cases in Chicago's storied history of graft, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday by...
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Feds say key figure in red light camera scandal faces up to 30 years
Federal prosecutors say the former city official convicted in a decadelong bribery scheme that brought red light cameras to Chicago faces up to 30 years in prison under sentencing guidelines...
Judge throws out lawsuit challenging Chicago’s red light cameras
A class-action lawsuit seeking to end Chicago's embattled red light camera program and to reimburse drivers for hundreds of millions of dollars in fines was tossed out Friday by a...
Some 17-year-olds turned away at polls because of computer glitch
A morning computer glitch in Chicago's efforts to register 17-year-old voters left some parents and teens throughout the city frustrated by election judges who refused to hand them a ballot....
Australian Federal Police probe Redflex over red light camera bribes in Chicago
The Australian parent company of Chicago's former red light camera company is under investigation by Australia's Federal Police for the role its former employees played in the $2 million bribery...
Red light verdict casts harsh light on rationale for cameras
Dozens of red light cameras that a Tribune safety study found to be potentially dangerous were placed in low-crash intersections by a corrupt Chicago official who was taking up to...
Ex-city official convicted on 20 counts in red light cameras trial
In a sweeping victory for federal authorities, a jury wasted little time Tuesday before convicting John Bills on all 20 counts, finding that the former Chicago city official took up...
Defense in red light camera trial suggests bribes went to powerful politicians
The attorney for the City Hall political operative on trial in the red light camera scandal suggested to jurors Monday that $2 million in bribes really went to some of...
Red light camera trial offers rare glimpse into City Hall intrigue
During the two-week trial in one of largest bribery schemes ever to envelop City Hall, federal prosecutors tossed around the names of such powerful political luminaries as Michael Madigan, Richard...
Testimony ends in red light camera bribery trial of ex-Chicago official
Testimony wrapped up in the red light camera trial Friday as the defense put on John Bills' wife and best friend in a bid to show the wad of cash...