Spotlight Politics: Gardiner Faces Federal Probe
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Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th Ward) is facing a federal probe and probable ethics violations.
Chicago’s ethics board finds probable cause Ald. Jim Gardiner violated an ordinance twice. WTTW News reported Tuesday that Gardiner is under federal investigation for allegedly taking bribes and demanding payments before taking official actions. Our politics team of Amanda Vinicky, Heather Cherone and Paris Schutz weighs in on that story and more.
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Spotlight Politics: Gardiner Faces Federal Probe
Clip: 9/15/2021 | 14m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago’s ethics board finds probable cause Ald. Jim Gardiner violated an ordinance twice. WTTW News reported Tuesday that Gardiner is under federal investigation for allegedly taking bribes and demanding payments before taking official actions. Our politics team of Amanda Vinicky, Heather Cherone and Paris Schutz weighs in on that story and more.
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