Pritzker’s Toilet Removal a ‘Scheme to Defraud’: Report

SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — J.B. Pritzker, the billionaire Democratic candidate for governor, engaged in a “scheme to defraud” taxpayers when he removed toilets from a Chicago mansion as part of a property tax reassessment that saved him $330,000, according to media reports citing a local government report. The review by Cook County Inspector General Patrick…

Missouri Gets More Time to Comply with REAL ID Act

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri has more time to comply with stricter identification requirements under the Real ID Act. KMBC-TV reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security granted Missouri an extension on Monday through Aug. 1, 2019. At issue is a federal law with tougher proof-of-identity requirements needed at airports, some federal facilities and…