Former Ald. Arenda Troutman was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for mail and tax fraud. Troutman admitted that for several years she had solicited cash from developers to back their ...

Former Ald. Arenda Troutman was sentenced to four years in prison today for mail and tax fraud. Troutman admitted that for several years she had solicited cash from developers to back their ...

Despite a tearful plea for mercy, proclaiming she's "no monster," former Ald. Arenda Troutman was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison on mail fraud and tax fraud charges that were part of a ...

An emotional Arenda Troutman asked the judge for leniency so she could remain with her three young sons and care for her sick mother. While the judge had the discretion to give Troutman above or ...

CHICAGO — After she was charged with corruption in early 2007, Chicago Alderwoman Arenda Troutman defiantly denied wrongdoing and suggested that she had been targeted for political reasons.

A former Chicago alderman pleaded guilty this afternoon to mail and tax fraud. Arenda Troutman lost her reelection bid to the city council last year—just a few weeks after she was indicted.

In return for the money and the promise of more, Alderman Arenda Troutman agreed to back the bogus developer in getting zoning changes and alley access for a proposed development in her South Side ...

Chicago Alderman Arenda Troutman won't let a federal bribery charge keep her out of the upcoming election or away from her job at City Hall. WHAT HAPPENED: Troutman announced Thursday she will ...

Percy Giles is praying for Arenda Troutman. “I’m not one to judge Alderman Troutman,” he said this week. “My heart goes out to her.” Sentenced to 39 months in prison, he resigned ...