in back taxes. In June, 2014, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his conviction. Personal life Beavers has a son and two daughters. One daughter, Darcel, was his aldermanic chief of staff and was appointed to succeed Beavers as alderman. "I like to go to the gambling boats, maybe twice a week. Play the slots. That's my relaxation," Beavers said in profile in the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine in 2006. References External links William Beavers archive at the Chicago Reader 1935 births Chicago City Council members Chicago Police Department officers Illinois Democrats Living people Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Illinois politicians convicted of crimes American people convicted of tax crimes