IRS agent: Beavers gambled at frantic pace CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat cashed multiple four-figure checks from his campaign to himself and then gambled the money away on slot machines at a feverish pace — sometimes within hours on a single day — an Internal Revenue Service agent testified on Monday at the Cook County commissioner's tax-evasion trial. The testimony at William Beavers' federal trial in Chicago came as prosecutors sought to prove federal charges that the 78-year-old diverted about $225,000 from his campaign coffers and spent it for personal use — primarily on gambling ... Read More