Robert Herguth
Chicago Sun-Times ReporterRobert Herguth is an investigative reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times, part of the Watchdogs team. He focuses on an array of subjects, including police corruption, organized crime and government accountability, as well as religion. He also helps oversee some digital and feature projects.
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His spokesman says it was an “oversight” that Harmon’s campaign funds took the money after the Oak Park Democrat voted to ban contributions from red-light camera operators. -
Among those accepting campaign contributions after supporting what was portrayed as reform legislation: Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park. -
In August 2018, shortly after then-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced an investigation into whether the Catholic church in Illinois had fully disclosed the scope of child sex abuse by priests and other clergy members, Cardinal Blase Cupich said the church had nothing to hide. -
Lemont resident Jeffrey Bertucci admitted in federal court in 2010 that he’d obtained video gaming devices for his Cicero diner from an amusement company linked to one of the most feared figures in the Chicago mob, James Marcello.
