City Council violates procedural rules and plays political games to put popular, but toothless, measures on the ballot and protect the mayor and bureaucrats from any real challenges to their power.
Headlines in June show why Chicago is considered one of the most corrupt cities in the world.
A principle once invoked to shake down speakeasies is now used to pick winners and losers in a city desperate for opportunity.
The Land of Lincoln is one of only seven states to impose harsh restrictions on the sale and possession of fireworks.
Illinoisans need a taxpayer bill of rights so that politicians must ask permission from voters if they want to raise taxes.
Madigan is the longest-serving House speaker in Illinois history and one of the longest-serving state House speakers in United States history.
May’s corruption headlines show the steep cost nontransparent government can have on taxpayers.
Illinoisans may elect who goes to the House of Representatives, but they don’t choose their representation – at least not in any meaningful sense. The power belongs to Madigan. And he represents himself.
The Illinois auditor general found the Illinois Lottery in violation of a state finance law for paying $20 million to ensure that, even in the absence of a state budget, Illinois could continue to participate in the Mega Millions and Powerball games.
Illinois’ new program to create driver’s licenses and state ID cards with enhanced security features has generated concerns over the possibility of identity theft and government tracking of private citizens.
In Illinois, politicians pick their voters.
Illinois motorists have paid more than $6.5 million this year for failing to renew vehicle license plates on time, more than double the amount collected in the same four-month span last year.
Madigan has been in office since 1971 and has served as Illinois House speaker for 31 of the past 33 years.
DuPage County is projected to save millions of dollars through government-consolidation authority it has enjoyed for years. Now, the Illinois House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bill that would expand these capabilities to all counties statewide.