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Wednesday, April 24
City Clerk James Laski officially resigned today after getting caught on wiretaps soliciting bribes--a scandal that folds nicely into the Hired Truck Scandal. Mayor Daley has the power to appoint his successor, which he will likely do by the end of the month.