It was late in 2016 when political operative Roberto Caldero allegedly began to lean on then-25th Ward Ald. Danny Solis, promising $10,000 in campaign contributions for help landing an Ohio company a $1 billion custodial services contract at the Chicago Public Schools. The two met in November 2016, and Caldero allegedly handed Solis a check for $1,000. The next month, Caldero allegedly sent $5,000 to the 25th Ward Regular Democratic Organization in exchange for Solis’ efforts. Then, in July 2017, Caldero allegedly waved another $15,000 if Solis pressured then-CPS CEO Forrest Claypool and “got this thing done.” Now, Caldero is charged with fraud and bribery in a 20-page indictment filed late Wednesday that further pulls back the curtain on the undercover work of Solis, who left the City Council after the Chicago Sun-Times in January 2019 revealed he had been cooperating for years with the feds.The story that will not go away. No word yet on this story from Danny Solis' close friend Rahm Emanuel.
Prosecutors said Roberto Caldero offered former Alderman Danny Solis a $100,000 bribe from a business owner in exchange for Solis' help in getting a street and park renamed. https://t.co/IEUWqfLhKl
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) February 25, 2021
