Ex-McCook mayor Jeffrey Tobolski sentenced to 4 years for bribery

Jeffrey Tobolski has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to accepting more than a quarter of a million dollars in bribes and extortion payments over several years.

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Prosecutors said they factored in Tobolski’s cooperation when seeking a prison sentence of five years and five months. Ultimately, a judge decided on a four-year sentence.

He faced up to 14 years for the crimes.

Tobolski is one of nearly a dozen suburban elected officials and political operatives brought down by a federal corruption probe dating back to 2019. Tobolski served as mayor of McCook and a Cook County commissioner before abruptly resigning shortly after the FBI raided his suburban offices in 2020.

In a statement to the court, Tobolski said what he did was wrong and that he added to the ever-increasing distrust in elected officials.