Former Chicago schools CEO expected to plead guilty to corruption charges

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A former Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Tuesday to accepting bribes. Barbara Byrd-Bennett, 66, resigned in June amid a federal probe into a $20.5 million no-bid contract the cash-strapped district had awarded to her previous employer, educational consulting firm SUPES Academy. Byrd-Bennett's lawyer has said she is cooperating with the investigation.

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