As part of the series “ Culture of Corruption ,” the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history. We’re calling it “The Dishonor Roll.” On this page you can read about Chicago aldermen and other city politicians.
This list isn’t meant to be exhaustive, and the Tribune will be updating it as warranted. “ The Dishonor Roll ” draws heavily from the vast archives of the Tribune, including photography and pages from the newspaper on the days these public officials made headlines. Read more of “The Dishonor Roll” below: Federal officials Statewide officials General Assembly Downstate and suburban officials Judges Cook County officials Ald.
Carrie Austin, 34th, at a City Council meeting in 2021. (Jose M. Osorio/ Chicago Tribune) A member of the City Council from 1994 till she resigned in 2023, Ald.
Carrie Austin was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley to represent the 34th Ward on the Far South Side after the death of her husband, Ald. Lemuel Austin .
Ald. Carrie Austin and her chief of staff were indicted in 2021 on federal bribery charges. (Chicago Tribune) She was reelected to a sixth term in 2019 — the same year her ward office was raided by federal agents — but in 2021, Austin and her top aide were indicted on federal bribery charges accusing them of shepherding a new real estate development through the City Hall approval process beginning in 2.