James Bracken, a Chicago businessman, is facing two separate federal criminal probes related to his trucking, demolition, and excavation operation. Bracken and his family have significant influence in Chicago and Cook County, having secured government contracts worth up to $250 million. They have also made political contributions of nearly $375,000 to various local elected officials, some of whom are under federal investigation. Bracken's business enterprise is at the center of the investigations.
At the heart of James Bracken ’s multifaceted trucking, demolition and excavation operation is a small office in south suburban Markham surrounded by piles of dirt and rigs rumbling in and out of a trucking yard. Out front, a reserved parking spot is the only obvious sign of Bracken’s authority. But the unassuming office and dusty parking lot belie the clout Bracken and his family wield throughout Chicago and Cook County.
The businesses have garnered government contracts from across Cook County worth up to $250 million for demolition services, equipment rental and materials. At the same time, Bracken and the businesses themselves have contributed nearly $375,000 over the past two decades to a wide array of local elected officials, including a half-dozen who have been charged or come under federal investigation. Now it’s Bracken who finds himself embroiled in two separate federal criminal probes, both tied to his business enterpris
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