Thomas Vranas, co-owner of SUPES Academy, pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of the multimillion-dollar kickback case involving former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett.
The Chicago Public Schools district approved $150,000 in additional spending last month to cover legal representation costs for three aides of ex-CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett.
Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has been indicted on corruption charges as a result of the $20 million no-bid SUPES Academy contract that led to her June resignation.
A new Chicago Tribune poll shows most registered city voters want to see Chicago's red light camera program tweaked, with 45 percent calling for its elimination and another 47 percent saying it needs improved oversight and management.
Federal prosecutors say Karen Finley, the former Redflex Traffic Systems CEO, provided a bribe in exchange for city of Chicago contracts worth $124 million to the official previously responsible for managing the city's red-light camera program.