Crooked City: Dixon, IL

Dixon, IL | 7. A Close Personal Relationship

Crooked City: Dixon, IL

Show Notes

Dixon wants its money back… so they sue the accounting firm that did the city’s annual audits. Mayor Burke decides not to run for a fifth term.

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