SouthtownStar: Candidate for County Board Admits to Conviction

Amy Lee of the SouthtownStar writes that Patrick Maher, the Democratic candidate for the 17th District seat on the Cook County Board, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the attack of a fellow Illinois State University student in 1991. Maher was originally charged with a felony, but pleaded down to a misdemeanor. You can read the full article here.