Convicted Chicago Pol Seeks Acquittal Or New Trial

By Celeste Bott ( February 22, 2024, 4:45 PM EST) -- One of Chicago's longest serving and most powerful local politicians asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to set aside a jury's December verdict convicting him of using his official position to steer tax business to his personal law firm, saying no rational jury could have convicted him based on the evidence presented at trial....

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