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Convicted ex-Ill. powerbroker begins sentence

CHICAGO – A well-connected businessman once known as the King of Clout for the enormous behind-the-scene influence he wielded in Illinois politics reported to prison on Tuesday to start a yearlong sentence for trying to extort a Hollywood movie producer.

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