CHICAGO (CBS) — "Former Ald. Ed Vrdolyak has pleaded guilty to a tax charge tied to a tobacco settlement scheme.

The charge comes from an indictment accusing him of tax evasion tied to money he allegedly collected from a tobacco lawsuit settlement he never actually worked on.

Vrdolyak pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion, and he faces up to five years in prison. He is to be sentenced in July.

The former alderman, who earned the nickname “Fast Eddie” for his reputation for working backroom political deals while steering clear of criminal charges while he was a four-term alderman from 1971 to 1986, allegedly worked out a deal to collect up to $65 million in legal fees from the tobacco case, although the charges do not specify how much money he actually was paid or how much income tax he failed to pay."

chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/03/07/ex-alderman-ed-vrdolyak-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion-in-tobacco-settlement-scheme/

WGN: Suspect in custody after standoff and this mornings shooting in Rockford. Deputy was shot and killed. Federal charges may apply, since shooter was working with U.S. Marshals.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – "Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered a review of complaints against a Delaware County reform school after the district attorney confirmed there is an ongoing police investigation into alleged abuse and cover-ups at the school. Lawmakers and children’s advocates called for the state to launch an investigation into allegations at the Glen Mills Schools, about 25 miles west of Philadelphia, on Wednesday."

philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/03/07/governor-wolf-glen-mills-school/amp/

"Federal officials intend to ask the Pentagon for help sheltering up to 5,000 migrant children crossing the U.S. southern border without a parent, marking a significant expansion of the Defense Department’s role in the Trump Administration’s hardline policy toward undocumented immigrants.

The request is expected to come not long after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released new data showing that unauthorized crossings, especially of family units, along the Mexico border had surged to record levels in recent months. Last month, roughly 6,500 unaccompanied minors crossed the U.S.-Mexico border — a nearly 120% increase over February 2018."

msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-will-ask-military-to-shelter-up-to-5000-migrant-children/ar-BBUsIfN?li=BBnb7Kz

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