Willie Cochran likely to become 36th Chicago alderman to go to prison since 1973

Chicago is corrupt to its rotten care. Do you want proof? Since 1973 there have been 35 members of its City Council who have served time in prison.

It appears may have our 36th one soon.

From NBC 5 Chicago:

A member of the Chicago City Council is expected to join a long list of city aldermen to be convicted in corruption cases after his attorney told a federal court that he'd plead guilty.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Christopher Groham said during a Wednesday hearing that Alderman Willie Cochran will plead guilty after a plea agreement is finalized.

The 65-year-old South Side alderman was indicted in 2016 with charges including bribery and extortion after an investigation revealed that he allegedly pilfered money from an activities fund in his ward to pay for gambling trips and his daughter's college tuition.

Cochran's predecessor, Arenda Troutman, spent time "in the joint" for bribery. Edward Vrdokyak, who already has one stay in Club Fed to his credit, is currently under indictment. Nominally a Republican, "Fast Eddie" is the former chairman of the Chicago Machine, formally known as the Cook County Regular Democratic Organization.