Report shows no wrongdoing Des Plaines investigation clears land development firm, former employee.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August, 2004 | by Boykin, Ames

Byline: Ames Boykin Daily Herald Staff Writer After sifting through information about Des Plaines' dealings with a firm that hired a former Cook County undersheriff accused of taking bribes from a reputed mobster, city officials have concluded there was no wrongdoing. Four months after starting a report on the city's relationship with Prime Site Inc., the city manager's report has revealed nothing that would prevent the city from wanting to do future business with the Rolling Meadows firm, the report says.

However, the report released Tuesday does show the firm began dealing with Des Plaines soon after William Schneider Jr. began working for the city in 2000 and well before Prime Site won a city redevelopment contract. Schneider, former city economic...