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Ald. Carothers pleads guilty to corruption, resigns February 1, 2010 6:48 PM | 44 Comments | UPDATED STORY Ald. Isaac "Ike" Carothers pleaded guilty today to federal corruption charges in a deal with prosecutors that calls for him to be sentenced to 28 months in prison. Hours after entering the plea, Carothers resigned from the City Council in a letter to Mayor Richard Daley. "Please keep me and my family in your prayers," Carothers wrote. In admitting he accepted $40,000 in improvements to his home for supporting a developer's controversial project in his ward, Carothers joins a long list of...

Ald. Carothers, developer accused of corruption May 28, 2009 UPDATED STORY Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th), a staunch ally of Mayor Richard Daley, was indicted today on charges he accepted about $40,000 in improvements to his residence as well as meals and tickets to sporting events in exchange for backing a major project by a developer. The developer, Calvin Boender, was also indicted. Carothers, 54, was charged with four counts of wire and mail fraud and one count each of accepting a bribe and filing a false federal income tax return. Boender was charged with four counts of wire and mail...

Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th), a staunch ally of Mayor Richard Daley, was indicted today on charges he accepted about $40,000 in improvements to his residence as well as meals and tickets to sporting events in exchange for backing a major project by a developer. The developer, Calvin Boender, was also indicted. Carothers, 54, was charged with four counts of wire and mail fraud and one count each of accepting a bribe and filing a false federal income tax return. Boender was charged with four counts of wire and mail fraud, two counts of obstruction of justice, two misdemeanor counts of...

BREAKING: U.S. Attorney to indict elected official @ 2:05 pm by Eric Zimmermann The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago will reportedly indict an elected official today. Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will hold a 2PM CST press conference where he is expected to announce the indicment. No details have been released on who the elected official is, including whether it's a federal, state or local official.