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Update: Comptroller fraud
3:00 pm
Tue April 17, 2012

Dixon city comptroller out of jail after arrest on federal fraud charges

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Entrance to Rita Crundwell's horse farm near Dixon
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Part of Rita Crundwell's sprawling horse farm in Dixon
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Dixon residents and media members mingle before Wednesday's news conference by Mayor Burke
Dixon Mayor Jim Burke reads from a prepared statement at Wednesday's news conference
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Statue of young Ronald Reagan on a horse, Dixon's riverfront
Rain clouds over Dixon, Illinois
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Pedersen is prosecuting the Crundwell case. Federal courthouse, Rockford, IL
Rita A. Crundwell
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Read an interesting twist on this case at www.theatlanticcities.com

DIXON — Rita A. Crundwell, the Dixon city comptroller who was arrested Tuesday on a federal charge of defrauding the City of Dixon of more than $3.2 million in public funds since last fall, was released from federal custody Wednesday. Her freedom while she awaits trial, however, rests on a number of conditions agreed upon by her attorneys, federal prosecutors, and federal magistrate P. Michael Mahoney.

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Law
1:00 am
Tue April 17, 2012

N. Illinois Lawyers Prepare for Cameras

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ISBA President John Locallo
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By Jenna Dooley

The head of the Illinois' largest organization for lawyers says the group supports allowing cameras in courtrooms. Illinois has been one of only 14 states where cameras were limited or prohibited in trial courtrooms. The Illinois Supreme Court approved a pilot program allowing media coverage in January.  John Locallo is President of the Illinois State Bar Association.  Speaking in Freeport, he says the new policy is another step toward transparency/

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Government
6:44 am
Sat April 14, 2012

Tax Filing Deadline Approaches

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Taxpayers have some extra time this year to file their state and federal tax returns. The annual April 15th deadline falls on a Sunday. The following day, Monday, April 16th is a holiday in the District of Columbia. That means this year's deadline falls on Tuesday, April 17th. Officials say more people are filing online. You can file your state income tax return for free at www.tax.Illinois.gov 

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