City of Chicago Ex Rel. Cohen v. Keane

This taxpayer’s suit was brought against the defendants, former city councilman Thomas E. Keane (Keane), his wife, Adeline Keane, and John Hennessey, Sr., to obtain an accounting and to recover profits allegedly obtained through a fraudulent scheme involving property sold for delinquent taxes in Cook County, Illinois. The defendants were partners in entities which purchased properties at the tax sales. A summary judgment motion presented by the plaintiff was granted as to the liability of Keane to account for any profits he may have received as a result of these transactions. The plaintiff…