William Beavers
Democratic Committeemen Pick Stanley Moore To Replace Beavers, Despite Fine
Democratic bosses in Cook County have chosen Stanley Moore, a former state transportation official, to replace convicted County Commissioner William Beavers, even though Moore had recent ethics issues of his own.
Todd Stroger Interested In Beavers’ County Board Seat
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger tells the Chicago Sun-Times he will reach out to Democratic Party committeemen over the weekend to determine how much support he may have.
William Beavers Found Guilty In Tax Trial
A jury has found William Beavers guilty in his tax corruption trial.
Closing Arguments Wrap Up In Beavers’ Tax Trial
Federal prosecutors told a jury Thursday there’s no evidence Cook County Commissioner William Beavers was taking out a loan from his campaign fund for personal expenses, but the defense argued the prosecution was trying to “bamboozle” jurors.
Beavers’ Defense Rests Case At Tax Trial
Defense attorneys for Cook County Commissioner William Beavers rested their case at his tax trial on Wednesday, and the commissioner himself did not follow through on his promise to take the stand.
IRS Agent Links William Beavers’ Campaign Spending To Gambling Sprees
An IRS agent indicates he gave Commissioner Bill Beavers every possible break in figuring his tax liabilities, reports WBBM’s John Cody.
Dramatic Opening For Defense In Beavers Tax Trial
During a losing streak at Hammond’s Horseshoe Casino in April 2007, William Beavers went back to the bank three times in less than five hours to cash a total of $6,000 in checks from his political campaign fund, prosecutors alleged as the Cook County commissioner’s trial began Thursday.
Judge Issues Gag Order After Beavers’ Attorneys Claim Jury Pool ‘Rigged’
Sam Adam Jr., an attorney for William Beavers, angrily told reporters Tuesday that he was “outraged” there were no black men in the 50-person jury pool. He suggested its composition was somehow fixed in advance. Beavers is black.
Beavers’ Jury Pool Has No Black Men; Defense Team Furious
At worse than 100 to 1, the odds of a randomly-selected jury pool in Chicago containing not a single black man might make even the most compulsive gambler cringe.
Judge: Prosecutors Can Mention Beavers’ 2005 Taxes At Trial
Judge James Zagel says prosecutors can broach a 2005 return that included a letter in which Beavers acknowledges $43,000 in campaign money as income. Zagel says it goes to prosecutors’ argument that Beavers understood the requirement to report such money.
Jury Selection Delayed In Beavers Tax Trial; Beavers Vows To Testify
After being delayed for more than three months, the start of Cook County Commissioner William Beavers’ tax trial was off to a slow start Monday, when jury selection was pushed back a day to iron out the questions jurors will be asked.
Beavers’ Tax Evasion Trial Delayed Again, Until March
A federal judge has set another new date for a Chicago politician’s tax-evasion trial.
Jury Selection In William Beavers’ Trial Delayed
Jury selection at the trial of a Chicago politician accused of misusing campaign funds has been delayed until next year.
Beavers: ‘No Question About It, I’ll Be On The Stand’
Cook County Commissioner William Beavers vowed to take the stand in his own defense Monday as the first stages of jury selection got underway for his upcoming tax evasion trial.
Beavers Can Tell Jury He Repaid Borrowed Campaign Funds If He Testifies
A federal judge has barred Cook County Commissioner William Beavers from telling jurors at his tax evasion trial that he repaid campaign funds he borrowed after he learned of a federal investigation, unless Beavers takes the stand.
Judge: Beavers Can’t Tell Jury He Refused Request To Wear A Wire
A federal judge said Thursday that Cook County Commissioner William Beavers can’t tell the jury at his upcoming tax evasion trial that he shot down a request from federal prosecutors to wear a wire as part of an investigation of another prominent Chicago politician.
Beavers Claims He Repaid Money At Center Of Tax Evasion Case
Facing income tax evasion charges, Cook County Commissioner William Beavers lambasted federal prosecutors on Thursday, claiming he has evidence the charges against him are trumped up.
Beavers To Go On Trial Before End Of The Year
Cook County Commissioner William Beavers will go on trial before the end of the year on federal tax invasion charges, alleging he failed to declare more than $200,000 in campaign funds as earnings.
Beavers Holds Legal Fundraiser
One of the latest Chicago politicians in legal hot water hosted a fundraiser Monday night to raise money for his criminal defense. CBS 2′s Mike Parker reports.
Regulators Close New City Bank
The failure Friday of New City Bank has left depositors in limbo, but it won’t last for long.
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