Chicago has long been known for its deep dish pizza, blues, Dah Bears, Dah Bulls and public corruption.
In living up to the latter, Alderman Isaac Carothers, a key ally of Mayor Daley, resigned Monday after striking up a deal with the feds that will put him behind bars for more than two years for taking bribes, The Chicago Sun-Times reported.
The paper reported that at 2:49 p.m., Carothers submitted his resignation to the mayor.
“It is with deep regret that I inform you that I, Isaac S. Carothers, will resign my elected position as alderman of the 29th Ward effective on Feb. 1, 2010,” Carothers wrote, according to the Sun-Times.
To read full story click here.
