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City government and politics reporter @WBEZ, Chicago's NPR station. You can reach me at mwoelfel@wbez.org.
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Top aide to ex-Ald. Carrie Austin gets probation for role in home improvement kickbacks

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By Mariah Woelfel Verified
| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified
The former top aide to one of Chicago’s longest-serving alderpeople has been sentenced to three years probation and a $20,000 fine for his role in a scheme in which the pair allegedly used their public office to attain granite countertops and other home improvements. The sentencing this week of Chester Wilson Jr., former chief of staff to then-Ald.
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Top aide to ex-Ald. Carrie Austin gets probation for role in home improvement kickbacks Original

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By Mariah Woelfel Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
The former top aide to one of Chicago’s longest-serving alderpeople has been sentenced tothree years probation and a $20,000 fine for his role in a scheme in which the pair allegedly used their public office to attain granite countertops and other home improvements. The sentencing this week of Chester Wilson Jr., former chief of staff to then-Ald.
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Chicago teens testify about takeovers — ‘How can we better make adults our role models?’

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By Mariah Woelfel Verified
| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified
A group of Chicago teens traded their summer plans for government business Wednesday to testify about “teen trends” and implore City Council members to think beyond curfew ordinances when trying to stop the large gatherings from turning violent. “Just imagine if we had an entire City Council that’s supporting youth with the same energy that they have going against youth,” said Damarrion Spann, a youth leader at My Block My Hood My City.
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