A former chief of staff to Chicago Ald. Howard Brookins was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison for accepting a $7,500 cash bribe from a businessman seeking to open a liquor store in the alderman's South Side ward.
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune: Local
Wed, 05/27/2015 - 10:33am
A former chief of staff to Chicago Ald. Howard Brookins was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison for accepting a $7,500 cash bribe from a businessman seeking to open a liquor store in the alderman's South Side ward.