Work one day, get paid for whole month could end for Illinois lawmakers 02/04/2020 Illinois lawmakers are currently paid for the entire month, even if they resign before the end of it. A new bill could change that. TAGS: bribery, Christina Castro, corruption, good government, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, lawmaker pay, Luis Arroyo, Mike Murphy, Monica Bristow, Springfield
New proposal would free General Assembly watchdog to pursue investigations without lawmaker approval By Vincent Caruso 12/15/2017 A bureaucratic barrier that stifles investigations into lawmakers’ ethical violations would be nixed under a newly proposed law. TAGS: Christina Castro, corruption, good government, Legislative Ethics Commission, Legislative Inspector General