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Will Brandon Johnson make corruption fighting a top priority?

Anyone convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury or misuse of public funds while serving as a public official would be barred from holding a state or local office again.

Federal prosecutors urged a federal judge to block efforts by attorneys for two people convicted in the ComEd bribery trial to contact jurors.

The measure was introduced on Thursday and moved quickly through the House Ethics and Elections Committee Friday morning with bipartisan support.

The Illinois House passed a bill Friday that would bar anyone convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury or misuse of public funds while serving as a public official from ever being elected to a state or local office again.

Lawyers for 2 convicted in ComEd bribery trial want to speak to the jurors who found them guilty of a conspiracy to bribe former Speaker Mike Madigan.

(The Center Square) – As one former Illinois governor requests that a special legislative session on ethics be called in Springfield, members of the House discussed reappointing the man who oversees lawmaker conduct. Pa...

The Illinois Republican Party is criticizing the state’s Democrats for not asking former House Speaker Michael Madigan to step down as 13th Ward Democratic committeeperson.

Officials at the General Assembly Retirement System suspended Michael McClain’s legislative pension after he was convicted on nine counts of bribery in the ‘ComEd Four’ trial. Precedent suggests it may not be permanent.

Jeanne Ives, a former state representative and gubernatorial candidate, is asking for a rebate from ComEd after the ComEd Four public corruption convictions.