One of the cops said he did it for the thrill. During court this morning:

"Everything you have on tape, I did. You got me on that," [Prosecutor Audriana] Anderson quoted Hudak as telling authorities. O'Brien told investigators they did "it all for the thrill of it," she said.

The charges:

Cichy and Hudak were each charged with manufacturing or delivering between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine, armed violence, criminal drug conspiracy, conspiracy to manufacture or deliver between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine, official misconduct, theft between $10,000 and $100,000 in a school or place of worship, and burglary.

O'Brien was charged with manufacturing or delivering between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine, armed violence, drug conspiracy, official misconduct, theft of stolen property between $10,000 and $100,000 from a school or place of worship, and burglary.

Yesterday, 20 search warrants were executed on the police station and the cops' homes and vehicles. A girlfriend of one of the cops was also charged. She allegedly allowed her home to be used as a stash house for the drugs. Her bail is set at $150,000.

How many cases of those busted by these officers will now be compromised because of the allegations against them?

[A] representative of the Cook County Public Defender’s Office said the office has already begin assembling an inventory of cases involving the officers to determine if those cases were compromised and, if so, to seek the dismissal of charges.