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As part of his plea deal with prosecutors to resolve charges of reckless conduct and discharging contaminants to cause water pollution, 42-year-old Stefan Wohl was sentenced to 18 months of probation and 150 hours of community service, said Tom Stanton, spokesman for the Cook County state attorney's office. Wohl will also have to pay a $10,000 fine.
The big stink occurred Aug. 8 when the Texas-born driver, who was helming the bus for DMB violinist Boyd Tinsley, released the septic tank into an open metal grate on the Kedzie Bridge. The excrement rained down on Chicago's Little Lady, a passing tour boat filled with 100 people on an architectural sightseeing cruise.
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