Is New Indicted Chicago Alderman Following in Father's Footsteps?

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

In the history of City Council corruption that has seen 30 aldermen convicted since 1972, there has never been a son who has followed his father to prison.


His father, former Ald. William Carothers (28th), went to prison in 1983 for extorting up to $32,500 in remodeling work for his ward office from the builders of Bethany Hospital.

Now, Ike Carothers stands accused of accepting $40,000 in home improvements, meals and sports tickets from a West Side developer in exchange for zoning changes that netted the developer millions.

You'll want to read the whole article. You might think that some of this stuff is genetic. For more on powerful Ike Carothers.