Ex-mayor gets probation for gambling violations
The former mayor of Maple Park pleaded guilty Wednesday to six counts of illegal gambling, the result of an undercover probe involving him and 12 others. Mark Delaney agreed to serve a year of probation that prohibits him from gambling and pay a $250 fine. "I'm just glad it's over," said Delaney on his way out of Kane County Circuit Court. A yearlong investigation by the Illinois State Police led to a May 2004 raid on D.J's Tavern, 221 W. Main St., Maple Park, at a Friday night steak fry. The investigation revealed slot machines illegally rigged to dispense cash, a spin-the-wheel lottery and a bookmaking operation. Delaney pleaded guilty to illegal gambling, a misdemeanor, after felony charges were dropped.
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