A judge found the mayor of south suburban Ford Heights guilty of felony theft and official misconduct charges Monday. Charges were filed against Charles Griffin six years ago. He was accused of using ...

Cook County Judge James Obbish said the prosecution provided a “mountain of evidence" showing that Griffin used more than $10 ...

Six years after Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin was charged for stealing nearly $150,000 from the village for personal use, a trial resumed this week with testimony from Griffin’s son, a past and ...

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