Indicted Chicago Ald. Carrie Austin’s lawyers told a federal judge Friday that her deteriorating medical issues — including an inability to walk even short distances — have left her unfit to stand trial, and she plans to resign from the City Council on March 1.
Thomas Anthony Durkin, Austin’s defense attorney in the federal bribery case pending against the 34th Ward City Council member, promised last week to “fully explain her medical condition” in a motion aimed at halting her prosecution in front of U.S. District Judge John Kness.
