The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed an earlier decision keeping the legislative mapmaking process in political hands.

More than 60 percent of Illinois’ state legislative races in 2016 will be uncontested.

A longtime associate of House Speaker Mike Madigan is working to silence Illinois voters on the subject of political mapmaking.

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

Several instances of corruption and mismanagement of public property and trust came to light in March and included new developments in cases involving Chicago Public Schools’ former CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

In January several instances of corruption, influence peddling and mismanagement across Illinois were brought to light, from the College of DuPage’s expense-account mismanagement, to Chicago’s red-light-camera bribery case.

From challenging the forced unionization of home caregivers and day care providers to suing to stop Chicago from collecting a “Netflix tax,” the Liberty Justice Center has fought for its clients’ constitutional rights and against illegal taxation.

November saw Chicago’s City Council let the term of the legislative inspector general, who is tasked with overseeing City Council, expire without hiring a replacement, as well as several other instances of breach of public trust and influence peddling around the state.