Powerful Chicago Alderman Wore Wire for a Year : Chicago Sun-Times Exclusive

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

One of Mayor Daley's closest allies on the City Council has been wearing a wire and secretly recording "public officials and real estate developers" for more than a year, a City Hall bombshell that was revealed in a federal court document Thursday.

Ald. Isaac "Ike" Carothers (29th) was charged Thursday with fraud and bribery for allegedly accepting $40,000 in home improvements and other gifts from a politically connected developer, but he has been cooperating with the feds since April 2008, according to court papers.


A government motion filed in February asked to keep under seal the indictment of the developer -- Calvin Boender -- until May. It was unsealed Thursday.

The document identifies Carothers as "Public Official A" -- with clear identifiers pointing to him, including a reference to one of his family members running for Congress in 2004.

Imagine that.For more on Carothers link to Tony Rezko.