A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name during the 2026 Illinois primary election.

A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name during the 2026 Illinois primary election. https://t.co/pZK1Hp0mxw

— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) May 27, 2026

Maywood Illinois mayor passed out drunk in his car on the express way by downtown Chicago arrested for DUI after putting on a show for the Chicago PD.

Gee situation seems very familiar ❓❓❓🤔 oh yes, Perhaps he should call Commissioner Samantha Steeles Attorney❓ that one seemed to have been “worked out” very well in the end❗️ we now have a whole new precedence set in Illinois for DUI. Refuse and get off. https://t.co/u3YBt2bziO

— Commissioner Sean Morrison (@SeanMMorrison) May 16, 2026

Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent for China, the Justice Department announced on Monday.

NEW: Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent for China, the Justice Department announced on Monday.

Wang agreed to plead guilty, the Justice Department said. https://t.co/61VZ41RJMF

— ABC News (@ABC) May 11, 2026

The judge was publicly warned for her mishandling of four child sex crime cases and conduct in the courtroom.

The judge was publicly warned for her mishandling of four child sex crime cases and conduct in the courtroom.

🔗 https://t.co/17Tl58844m pic.twitter.com/7bnC5yuyZ7

— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) May 7, 2026

Female judge from hell sanctioned after she let four PEDOPHILES off probation early and behaved very rudely in court

Female judge from hell sanctioned after she let four PEDOPHILES off probation early and behaved very rudely in court https://t.co/FQbLrwqgmB

— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) May 6, 2026

A Chicago Police sergeant who made $142,688 last year faces federal charges for allegedly claiming she owned a bakery that didn’t exist to secure $41,662 in COVID relief loans.

 

A Chicago Police sergeant who made $142,688 last year faces federal charges for allegedly claiming she owned a bakery that didn’t exist to secure $41,662 in COVID relief loans.https://t.co/08r602R7w4
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— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) May 6, 2026

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget director pays up after getting years of illegal property tax breaks

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget director pays up after getting years of illegal property tax breaks https://t.co/IReSt0nY6N

— Tim Novak (@tnovaksuntimes) May 1, 2026