Michelle Petersen

After Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson was found guilty of lying to federal regulators and cheating on his tax returns for five years, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city will begin the process to fill his vacancy this week.

A jury has found Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson guilty on charges that he lied to federal regulators and that he filed false federal income tax returns in efforts to pay a lower tax bill on loans he received from a now-closed bank. Christian Farr has the story.

A jury has found Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson guilty on charges that he lied to federal regulators and that he filed false federal income tax returns in efforts to pay a lower tax bill on loans he received from a now-closed bank. Charlie Wojciechowski has the details.

A jury has found Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson guilty on charges that he lied to federal regulators and that he filed false federal income tax returns in efforts to pay a lower tax bill on a loan he received from a now-defunct bank.

Federal prosecutors sought to undermine the notion that Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson had forgotten about $109,000 he received from a Bridgeport bank or that he didn’t pay attention to his tax returns during closing arguments in his trial Monday.