The Scandal Grows in Chicago

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

City Clerk James Laski has been secretly recorded as part of the federal Hired Truck investigation, and two of his close associates are cooperating with investigators, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

Laski has allegedly made incriminating statements on the secret tape recordings, according to people familiar with the matter.

Federal prosecutors played selections of the secret recordings last month in a meeting with Laski to show the strength of their case against him and persuade him to cooperate with the investigation, sources said. The outcome of the meeting could not be determined.

The Chicago Way.