Tim Novak

Two homeowners with past-due water bills are Chicago City Council members, a Sun-Times investigation found. Two more of their colleagues paid up only after Sun-Times reporters asked about their overdue bills.

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall also ordered Robert Kowalski to pay $7 million in restitution to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In 2023, Kowalski was convicted of embezzling $8 million from Washington Federal Bank for Savings and concealing more than $560,000 in assets when he went bankrupt.

Remo Polselli went to prison for cheating on his federal taxes and then has had more tax problems with the IRS. Yet City Hall has spent $28 million to shelter migrants at two buildings owned by the Michigan landlord, the Sun-Times found. He's one of two shelter landlords getting tax money despite owing the government.

Remo Polselli went to prison for cheating on his federal taxes and has had more problems with the IRS. Yet City Hall has spent $28 million to shelter migrants at two buildings he owns, the Sun-Times found. He’s one of two shelter landlords getting taxpayer money despite owing the government.

Remo Polselli went to prison for cheating on his federal taxes and has had more problems with the IRS.

Remo Polselli fue a la cárcel por fraude fiscal y ha tenido más problemas con el IRS.

Chief U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall says she didn't know her parents' company hired Burke's firm 30 years ago in its court fight against City Hall to keep a landfill open. It's the same firm that was at the heart of the longtime City Council powerhouse's corruption case in Kendall's courtroom.

About $16.5 million of the debt is owed by employees of sister agencies like the CTA, where about one of every four workers is carrying an outstanding debt — by far the highest rate of any of the agencies.

One of Scott Goodman's companies was millions of dollars behind in rent and property taxes on a West Loop building it leased from the CTA. Yet he made campaign contributions to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, state legislators and Chicago City Council candidates.

Chicago's City Hall inspector general said Benchmark Construction had lied about being a city-based business and proposed banning the company from ever again getting contracts from City Hall. A top aide to Mayor Brandon Johnson ignored that recommendation.