Results tagged “lenmonk”

• Do not be alarmed when the loud F-16s go screaming overhead tonight at 1 a.m.; there's a good reason for it.
• Looks like there will be a delay in the guilty plea of former Blago cohort Len Monk who was scheduled to do so tomorrow.
• A plant in Carol Stream was evacuated earlier today because of a chemical leak.

Former Blagojevich chief-of-staff Len Monk pleaded not guilty to his single corruption charge in the case against the ex-governor, but it's more than likely temporary. Officials say Monk has been cooperating with prosecutors and is likely to change his plea to guilty once a deal has been worked out. For that reason, the presiding judge - U.S. District Judge James Zagel - has set a June date for a status hearing. Monk managed Blago's campaigns in both '02 and '06. [Chicago Breaking News]

The Sun-Times is reporting that the cell phone of Lon Monk, Blagojevich's first-term chief of staff and longtime friend, was tapped as part of the federal investigation into the governor. Monk was identified in court filings as "Lobbyist 1." The discovery was made as prosecutors seek to get some of the Blago Tapes released for the State House impeachment committee. We'll have a bit more on that ongoing struggle a bit later.