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Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson Discusses Hiring, Investigation of Bookkeeper

Lakeshore Public Media | By Sharon Jackson
Published August 29, 2019 at 3:35 PM CDT
Genesis Convention Center

GARY-A former bookkeeper and interim executive director of the Genesis Convention Center is being charged with one count of theft from a local government entity receiving federal funds, for stealing more than $10,000 cash from the struggling business.
Lakeshore Public Radio Show Host and Reporter Sharon Jackson spoke with Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson about the hiring of Victoria Wilson of Portage and the investigation of the irregularities that were showing up.
 
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Sharon Jackson
Sharon Jackson is the local host of "All Things Considered" and a reporter for Lakeshore Public Radio. She has been with 89.1 FM since its launch in 2009. Sharon is also a radio DJ in Chicago, and has been since 2004. In her previous job at Metro Networks/Westwood One, she was heard on am 890 WLS, WGN radio 720 am and am 560 WIND. She has also delivered news and traffic reports on radio stations all over Chicago and the suburbs including 95.9 The River, 98.3 WCCQ and Star 96.7.
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