Pressure continues to build to repair Illinois’ broken ethics laws, as more Democrats demand reform and more lawmakers face corruption charges.

Four long-time Illinois General Assembly members who pushed through the “fair tax” referendum have been charged with crimes. A fifth faces a bribery investigation.

Multiple officials in the southwest suburbs have been implicated on criminal charges in a federal investigation into red-light cameras.

Three state lawmaker corruption probes led Illinois’ governor to call for three resignations, but the fourth involving Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan received a weaker response.

Multiple state lawmakers have been charged or associated with criminal conduct after passing the progressive income tax amendment on to voters.

The Illinois House speaker was implicated in criminal charges filed against electrical company ComEd.

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

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

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