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Coverage dated January 29, 2023 to January 30, 2023

Cook County woman charged with stealing $1.5M in chicken wings from school district

Headline from Fox26 Houston, on the newest of 2 developments

Bond was set at $150,000 Thursday for a Dolton woman accused of stealing over $1.5 million of food - primarily chicken wings - while working as a consultant for a school district in south suburban Cook County, according to court documents.

Fox26 Houston's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. School Worker Stole 11,000 Cases of Chicken Wings in $1.5 Million Embezzlement Scheme

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  2. Newest

    Cook County woman charged with stealing $1.5M in chicken wings from school district

    Headline from Fox26 Houston ·

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    School Worker Stole 11,000 Cases of Chicken Wings in $1.5 Million Embezzlement Scheme (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Prosecutors have charged the former head of food services at a south suburban school district of engaging in a massive embezzlement scheme in which she allegedly stole more than 11,000 cases of chicken wings and $1.5 million in taxpayer funds over a 19-month period, court documents revealed.

  2. NBC Chicago

    Suburban School Worker Stole 11K Cases of Chicken Wings in $1.5M Embezzlement Scheme: Court Docs (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Cook County prosecutors have charged the former head of food services at a south suburban school district of engaging in a massive embezzlement scheme in which she allegedly stole more than 11,000 cases of chicken wings and $1.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Woman accused of stealing $1.5M in chicken wings from impoverished school district (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A woman in Illinois is accused of stealing at least $1.5 million in food, mostly chicken wings, from one of the state's poorest school districts.

  4. Fox26 Houston

    Cook County woman charged with stealing $1.5M in chicken wings from school district (opens Fox26 Houston)

    Published

    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Bond was set at $150,000 Thursday for a Dolton woman accused of stealing over $1.5 million of food - primarily chicken wings - while working as a consultant for a school district in south suburban Cook County, according to court documents.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Chicago School Employee Charged With Stealing Over $1,000,000 Worth Of Chicken Wings (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    An official in a Chicago, Illinois-area school district allegedly spent more than $1.5 million of taxpayer funds on over 11,000 cases of chicken wings.

  6. Fox News

    Illinois school district worker accused of taking $1.5 million in chicken wings: report (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A food service director at a school district near Chicago, Illinois was arrested for allegedly stealing over $1.5 million worth of food from the district, mostly chicken wings.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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