April saw two major players in Illinois education ensnared in charges of cronyism, among more than 60 other corruption-related stories.

April showers bring May flowers, but all March gave us was 53 new corruption stories in Illinois.

The start of a new year always comes with resolutions for improvement, but only time will tell if they translate into effective action.

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.

Tax relief, worker freedom and a health-care win have set the stage for an Illinois comeback in years to come.