that is the correct picture of carla oglesby.as the woman you saw in the video being arrested, handcuffed and walked into police headquarters. we regret showing you a picture of stroger and a woman next to him during a campaign election moment on camera. that was the wrong woman. this is the right woman. again, carla oglesby, our top story tonight. >>> a deadly school bus accident in georgia, find out who investigators say was behind the wheel before it rolled several times. >>> final goodbyes to a true hollywood legend. the funeral for tony curtis. >>> matt damon and a whole cast of celebs will be heading to the north shore. if you suffer from heartburn two or more days a week, you're one of the 50 million americans with frequent heartburn. did you know, with prilosec otc, you can stop frequent heartburn before it starts? heartburn happens when stomach acid refluxes, or backs up into the esophagus. this causes the burning sensation in your chest, known as heartburn. with just one pill a day, prilosec otc treats frequent heartbur

wearing her street clothes and looking tired and exhausted after nearly 24 hours in police custody, carla oglesbywent before a cook county judge. she is accused of using her position to steer contracts to her private public relations firm as well as to other companies and individuals. now oglesby had only been working for cook county president todd stroger for 12 days in her capacity as the deputy chief of staff. she was hired in february of 2010 and that's when according to investigators with the cook county states attorney, quote, carla oglesby schemed to defraud the people of cook county through a series of sham vendor contracts. the first alleged scam revolve around a federal disaster loans that were being made available. this is wake of serious flooding that occurred in cook county in 2008. the executive director of the department of homeland security sought a no bid contract between cook county and cgc, that's carla ogleby's pr firm. the department of homeland security was wanting to put out the word to residents that grant funds were available for people who suffered damage from those floo

carla oglesby already quit.ut the questions in this report are raised how far up in power will there be trouble? >> can you talk about the charges tonight. >> reporter: this report reveals the dealings that got carla oglesby arrested. the report recommended the be fired for what she did. that involves profiting from no bid contracts under 25 grand that don't have to be approved by board commissioners. wgn obtained a copy of one such check she got. tonight because these contracts are approved by only stroger, he could be a target in the future. >> usage of taxpayer money to reward workers. and demand in which these moneys were quickly dispersed within days when it takes months to get a payment from the county shows to me that this went all the way to the top and involved either todd stroger himself or someone who was immediately reporting to him and responsible to him. >> reporter: a second county ethics report obtained tonight recommends arthur ramos. which controls millions in federal money. the reason for that

carla oglesby was arraigned in court. she's accused of signing off on contracts where no work was performed. the damage $300,000 loss to cooke county taxpayers. >> just two weeks after she began her job, oglesby is alleged to have engaged in a scheme to fraud taxpayers of cooke county. >> reporter: anything more would have required board approval. >> justice will be served. >> reporter: in a complicated filing, they say oglesby may only be the tip of the iceberg. >> i encourage anyone who has information to come forward and call us before we call you. >> reporter: today's court filing could pave the road map for future indictments. prosecutors have concealed the identities of players associated with this financial crime scheme. the filing is an alphabet soup of course. but its main agree seems to be misses. >> thank you. >>> so where is rahm emanuel living? he does have a house in the city. he still is not in his own home though. he is leasing a condo on river west. he's been renting out his four bedroom home while living

after spending three nights in the cook county jail, carla oglesby will get to sleep in her bed for the first time in three nights. 41-year-old oglesby who until her arrest earlier this week was top aide to cook county board president todd stroger is to get out on a $250,000 bond. her family posted the $25,000 required with the state's mandatory proof of its origin and the origin is oglesby's father who got the money from his home line of credit at commerce book -- commerce bank in missouri. now oglesby will re-sign her county job after she was arrested on charges of stealing more than $300,000 in taxpayer money and rigging more than a dozen no bid contracts for her personal gain. authorities say she funneled the $300,000 of taxpayer money to her privately owned company by awarding no bid contracts that were just below the amount requires county board the beginning of this report, she is expected to get out. it may take two or three hours before she is finally freed. she has to go through the process that is required before someone is bound -- is bonded out. we will have more on this st

carla oglesby wants her hands on lots of county money. but first she needed the president's okay. >> he's going to give the okay to start the process of payment. >> reporter: we showed the e- mails to larry sufferton. that's why days after oglesby was hired last february, she asked after i had the president sign by 29a, that's the green light for 9,975 bucks of taxpayer money. she wanted to know how long it would take to get it process. turns out not long at all. that day a check was delivered to her office. look at this one every day it's a different fire. but boasts she has the president's okay to hand out a slew of these 24-9 contracts. >> in this particular case, i don't think she could have gone forward without the president's approval because it was his contract authority we were using. >> reporter: all of this flying under the radar as dragged into the alleged scheme. in this e-mail, she says mullens is plans with one of her employees. that employee individual a up by oglesby in which her financial interest was not disclosed. the c

prosecutors say carla oglesby cheated taxpayers out of $300,000 in questionable contracts. when it was revealed she priced these contracts just low enough that she didn't need the approval of the full county board. and now we have obtained e- mails that show oglesby got stroajer to sign off on each contract to her private pr firm as well as contracts for some friends. one e-mail refers to stroger's approval for the first contract. just days after he had hired oglesby. in it she wants to know how long she will have to wait for her money. she got the money the same days in this particular case i don't think she could have gone forward without the president's approval because it was his contracting authority we were using. >>> stroger's office says it will not comment while oglesby's case is being investigated. >>> former alderman using his political connections to work toward his community service. last year he was ordered to perform more than 2,000 hours of community service for his fraud conviction. now his records show he took credit for dozens of hours he spent organizing

>>> carla oglesby had nothing to say to julie unruh leaving cooke county jail today. oglesby walked arm in arm with her mother after posing $25,000 bail. prosecutors say they did little or no work at a cost of $300,000 to taxpayers. >>> the president, back in town, but now gone. still to come on the wgn news at nine, video just into our newsroom of the president leaving for the white house. we'll break down his quick 4- hour visit to his home city. actually, that's not the video, but we promise we'll bring it to you in a bit. >>> oil spill debacle. new report gives the white house harsh grades on its response to the bp oil leak. >>> and slicing and dicing, sushi latino style. >>> and here's tom skilling. boy, the forecast has been really good lately. we'll see what it looks like at the end of the week. host: could switching to geico really save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance? do woodchucks chuck wood? (high-pitched laughter) man: hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood! vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insur

carla ogless vee not -- oglesby not able to come up with enough money for bail.e is accused of fumling county contracts to herself. the family could not raise 10% of $2,950,000 needed for her release. another bond hearing will be held tomorrow. >>> a small town in indiana still does not have police services. after officials voted down a way to pay for them. on friday, the lake county sheriff's department said it would not respond to nonemergencies in the town of winfield, indiana. the sheriff is seeking a payment of $100,000. it was due friday and wants winfield to approve a town marshal system. last night winfield's town council voted 3-2 against a resolution to pay the county. opponents say the sheriff did not have the right to tell them what to do. >>> human growth hormone can be used to treat cystic fibrosis symptoms. the disease stunts growth and causes body to produce mucus that clogs the lungs. in a sphudy, patients treat wad human growth hormone were able to gain weight and grow taller. researchers say the hormone may also improve lung function and streng

at the center of the investigation was carla oglesby. former chief of staff for cook county board president todd stroger oglesby pushed through those so-called 24-9 contracts which as you said fell just under $25,000 which is the threshold for not requiring full board approval. she is charged with steering hundreds of thousands of dollars to her own public relations firm and to associates who may not have done any work for that pay. she has also been charged with theft of government services, money laundering and official misconduct and cook county commissioner tony peraica says more than just oglesby may have been involved. >> involved at least half a dozen individuals perhaps more who have used this process of awarding tax just under $25,000 to reward campaign vendors because they were unable to raise funds leading up to the february 2010 campaign. i believe it's going to involve indictments of additional individuals and i think that todd stroger has direct responsibility here. >> reporter: well, stroger released a statement short time