Federal investigators digging deeper into Pritzker’s $331K property tax break

07/17/2020

Pritzker infamously removed toilets from his Gold Coast mansion in what the Cook County inspector general called a “scheme to defraud” taxpayers.

TAGS: corruption, JB Pritzker, property taxes

Democratic state senator calls on Madigan to resign

07/17/2020

Madigan was implicated in bribery charges filed against ComEd. Calls for his resignation are starting.

TAGS: bribery, ComEd, corruption, JB Pritzker, Mike Madigan

Madigan’s office served with grand jury subpoena

By Brad Weisenstein

07/17/2020

America’s longest-serving politician is at the center of a federal corruption investigation into lobbying, bribery and using ComEd for political patronage jobs.

TAGS: ComEd, corruption, Mike Madigan, patronage

Red-light camera vendor at heart of corruption probes gets PPP loan

07/08/2020

SafeSpeed has been involved in a federal investigation that has resulted in corruption charges against multiple Illinois politicians.

TAGS: corruption, COVID-19, PPP: Paycheck Protection Program, red light cameras, SafeSpeed

Who in Illinois received PPP loans?

By Brad Weisenstein

07/08/2020

27,412 loans for at least $150K were made in Illinois through the Payroll Protection Program. See who got what.

TAGS: coronavirus, corruption, COVID-19, jobs, PPP: Paycheck Protection Program

Investigation shows Madigan had heavy hand in filling state jobs for Pritzker

By Austin Berg

06/19/2020

Illinois public servants expect special privileges. And Gov. J.B. Pritzker is happy to oblige.

TAGS: corruption, JB Pritzker, Mike Madigan

Patronage hires lead to federal oversight of Cook County Clerk’s office

04/22/2020

An illegal patronage operation brought on federal oversight when Karen Yarbrough was Cook County’s recorder of deeds. It’s happened again to her as county clerk.

TAGS: Cook County Clerk, corruption, ethics violation, Mike Madigan, patronage

Illinois lawmakers miss deadline for corruption reforms

04/02/2020

State lawmakers putting together ethics reforms have not met since the first week of March, when the coronavirus ended gatherings.

TAGS: conflict of interest, corruption, ethics task force, lobbying, revolving door

Chinatown developer who recorded Madigan, Solis charged with fraud

03/18/2020

The developer’s recordings helped federal investigators charge Chicago Ald. Ed Burke and deepened the investigation into Illinois state corruption.

TAGS: corruption, Danny Solis, FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, federal investigation, fraud, Mike Madigan

Illinois House committee passes bill to ban red-light cameras statewide

03/12/2020

Red-light cameras have been the subject of multiple corruption investigations and have cost Illinois drivers over $1 billion.

TAGS: conflict of interest, corruption, David McSweeney, FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, IDOT: Illinois Department of Transportation, IRS: Internal Revenue Service, Jeff Tobolski, Martin Sandoval, Oakbrook Terrace, red light cameras, SafeSpeed

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Federal investigators digging deeper into Pritzker’s $331K property tax break

Democratic state senator calls on Madigan to resign

Madigan’s office served with grand jury subpoena

Red-light camera vendor at heart of corruption probes gets PPP loan

Who in Illinois received PPP loans?

Investigation shows Madigan had heavy hand in filling state jobs for Pritzker

Patronage hires lead to federal oversight of Cook County Clerk’s office

Illinois lawmakers miss deadline for corruption reforms

Chinatown developer who recorded Madigan, Solis charged with fraud

Illinois House committee passes bill to ban red-light cameras statewide

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