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If the life and times of Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis a decade ago were pitched as the plot of a daytime soap opera, it might be rejected as too fantastical.
Sexual trysts at massage parlors, procuring erectile dysfunction pills from friends, an affair with his Chinese translator, a bag of cash handed over at a hotel in Beijing, a breakup with his wife, and near financial ruin — all playing out over a period of several years when Solis was chair of the City Council’s powerful Finance Committee.
Solis’ complicated back story began to emerge today in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, where Solis, who agreed to become an FBI mole in 2016 after being confronted with some of the salacious details, is the prosecution’s key witness.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to restore consent decree positions in Chicago police budget
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