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Cicero officials linked to criminals

April 11, 2011
Chicago Sun-Times

BY STEVE WARMBIR Staff Reporter

A local school board president in Cicero has ties to a notorious large-scale drug dealer as well as a ranking member of a motorcycle gang who is a trusted associate of the Chicago mob, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

Jeff Pesek, 38, president of the Morton High School District 201 board, which oversees several thousand students from Cicero, Berwyn and other suburbs, has been partners in business with admitted wholesale cocaine dealer Enrique “Henry” Rendon, according to court testimony and documents.

Emanuel, Burke, big labor pour money into runoffs

April 1, 2011
Chicago Tribune

In some cases, all 3 support the same candidate for alderman

By Hal Dardick and John Byrne, Tribune reporters

Chicago Foundations Underwrite Mayor Elect Emanuel's Transition

March 28, 2011
Chicago Tribune

Bruce S Trachtenberg

Source: Chicago Tribune

The Lawyers Who Reformed Chicago

March 23, 2011
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