Recounting all of our officials who have gotten into trouble

We're following up on yesterday's post about former State Representative Connie Howard.

The following officials were all in office at the same time for at least 6 tears (2006-2012). That’s 4 out of 5 of our local offices where there’s been at least a serious allegation or arrest, if not a conviction. (We don't have any official allegations for Aldermanic offices, at least east of the Dan Ryan and north of now 87th).

It is interesting to note that in several elections, these officials ran unopposed.

Office	Politician	Issue
1st Congressional District – U.S. Representative	Bobby Rush	Investigated by the House Ethics Committee
17th District – State Senator	Donne Trotter	Sentenced to one year of court supervision & 60 hours of community service after pleading guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct for trying to bring a gun onto an airplane at O’Hare
34th District – State Representative	Connie Howard	Convicted of fraud. Sentenced to 3 months.
4th Cook County District – County Commissioner	William Beavers	Convicted of tax evasion.  Spent 6 months in Federal prison

How does that make you feel about our representation in our area? Will we have choices and accountability in the next election?

Rep. Bobby Rush

St. Senator Donne Trotter

Former St. Rep. Connie Howard