Chicago Jobs with Justice

In a retrial of a 2009 corruption case, former Chicago Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Al Sanchez was again found guilty of mail fraud for rigging city hiring to benefit members of the once-clouted, pro-Daley Hispanic Democratic Organization. After the ruling, prosecutors told the Chicago News Cooperative that they've "all but conceded" their investigation of illegal city hiring.

Later today, Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to award $500 million in capital funds to the Regional Transit Authority. The money will cover equipment and station renovations for the Chicago Transit Authority, Pace, and Metra. While the Illinois Department of Transportation has appropriated large sums to school and road projects since the General Assembly passed its capital construction bill 15 months ago, mass transit had been systematically ignored.