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Article: Reform Beckons Chicago Heights // New Convictions Raise Hope for Change
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- February 24, 1993
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Is Chicago Heights ready for reform?
Well, Al Capone died in 1947, which was a nice start. And three
of the town's top mob bosses are behind bars, a good second step.
Five city officials pleaded guilty within the last three years
to taking payoffs, which certainly cannot hurt. And, perhaps best of
all, a federal jury on Monday convicted former Mayor Charles Panici
and two city commissioners on charges of pocketing dozens of
kickbacks for city contracts.
All the same, is this a town really ready for reform?
"Maybe so," said Cleveland Davis, a Chicago Heights resident for
38 years, who stopped in at a local White Hen to buy lottery tickets.
"They can't be any more dishonest."
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