Springfield lawmakers passed a ceremonial resolution March 8 congratulating the Chicago Cubs on winning the 2016 World Series. But that pat on the back doesn’t make up for the adversarial relationship politicians have held with the Cubs and other professional sports franchises in Chicago.

A new ethics ruling prohibits aldermen from getting World Series tickets at face value — a perk not afforded to most of the public.

Chicago leads the way in numerous corruption headlines yet again.

May’s corruption headlines show the steep cost nontransparent government can have on taxpayers.

Chicago aldermen voted in favor of an ordinance that was changed to shield City Council from the auditing powers of Inspector General Joe Ferguson.

The residential-center horror stories demonstrate that corruption in government often hurts the most vulnerable among us. It also shows that exposing those injustices can lead to change.