Yorkville HS removes Hastert legacy from halls

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
YORKVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Yorkville high school is erasing Dennis Hastert's legacy from its hallways.

The school district voted to take down all signs, banners and trophies bearing his name.
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The former U.S. House Speaker was sentenced to 15-months in prison for a bank fraud case.

Prosecutors accused him of sexually abusing high school athletes when he was a wrestling coach in suburban Yorkville.
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