With another lawmaker under arrest, Madigan’s words are worthless on corruption
With another lawmaker under arrest, Madigan’s words are worthless on corruption
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Halloween rules on times, ages and dark houses await Illinois trick-or-treaters
Halloween rules on times, ages and dark houses await Illinois trick-or-treaters
Oak Park is creating specific trick-or-treating hours this Halloween. Other municipalities in Illinois have even scarier Halloween rules.
Former Lake Forest city manager indicted following Amtrak lobbying scandal
Former Lake Forest city manager indicted following Amtrak lobbying scandal
A grand jury indicted Lake Forest’s longtime city manager for making $200,000 in unauthorized payments to a lobbying firm in an effort to attract funding for an unpopular proposed Amtrak stop.
Poll: Pritzker drops to among least popular governors in the nation
Poll: Pritzker drops to among least popular governors in the nation
Less than one year into Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s first term, a new poll shows the governor’s popularity ranks eight spots from the bottom.
Madigan and ComEd are at the center of federal heat
Madigan and ComEd are at the center of federal heat
Illinoisans shouldn’t have to wait for federal raids to curb corruption at the capitol.
Federal agents looking for Madigan documents in ComEd probe
Federal agents looking for Madigan documents in ComEd probe
As previously undisclosed subpoena adds another angle to federal agents’ activity surrounding the longtime House speaker and chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois.
Chicago dominates competition for most red-light cameras
Chicago dominates competition for most red-light cameras
Chicago has more red-light cameras and revenue from them than any other large city in America. The cameras are costly for drivers, create government mistrust and foster corruption.
Red-light camera backlash gains bipartisan momentum in Springfield
Red-light camera backlash gains bipartisan momentum in Springfield
Driver headaches and corruption flow from red-light cameras. Two bills with bipartisan support would ban the traffic devices in Illinois.
Report: Justice Anne Burke ruled on 10 Supreme Court cases involving clients of her indicted husband
Report: Justice Anne Burke ruled on 10 Supreme Court cases involving clients of her indicted husband
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke declined to recuse herself from at least 10 cases involving clients of Klafter & Burke, the private law firm co-owned by her husband, Ald. Ed Burke, a report states.
Architect of Illinois gas tax hike resigns committee chairmanship amid federal probe
Architect of Illinois gas tax hike resigns committee chairmanship amid federal probe
State Sen. Martin Sandoval has resigned as chairman of the powerful Illinois Senate Transportation Committee, weeks after federal authorities raided Sandoval’s home and offices as part of an ongoing corruption probe.
Springfield response to capital bill corruption: A new coat of paint
Springfield response to capital bill corruption: A new coat of paint
As the Sandoval scandal develops, Illinoisans should be careful not to confuse personnel changes for reform.
Federal raids intersect with 4 connected to controversial red-light camera company
Federal raids intersect with 4 connected to controversial red-light camera company
Federal raids on the home and offices of state Sen. Martin Sandoval were followed by raids on several suburban village offices in his senate district. Sandoval and at least three others being investigated are connected to a red-light camera company, which has denied wrongdoing.
Architect of Illinois gas tax hike accused of ‘racketeering conspiracy’
Architect of Illinois gas tax hike accused of ‘racketeering conspiracy’
The lawmaker who carried to the governor’s desk an infrastructure plan that doubled the state’s gas tax used his influence as a powerful state lawmaker to land his son a government job, a lawsuit alleges.
FBI, IRS continue raids by targeting 3 village offices in Cook County
FBI, IRS continue raids by targeting 3 village offices in Cook County
Federal agents raided the offices of three suburban villages, including one governed by a mayor who doubles as a Cook County commissioner. All three are in the district of state Sen. Martin Sandoval, also the subject of a federal raid.