Illinois averaged over one federal public corruption conviction a week during the Madigan era. That is the most convictions per capita among the top 10 most populous states between 1983 and 2018.
Illinois government saw too many make ‘naughty’ list in 2020
Illinois government saw too many make ‘naughty’ list in 2020 COVID-19 showed everyone the heroes in health care and essential services, but it also exposed weak character or bad behavior of many in Illinois government.
Illinois has big reserves of coal, which is good because Santa will need a lot of it to cover the misdeeds in Illinois state government from 2020.
Here are some highlights of those making the “naughty” and “nice” lists during a year of unrest, uncertainty and dysfunction in Illinois.
Naughty: Mike Madigan
Illinois House Speaker Madigan’s 35 years of accumulating power was at great risk after federal prosecutors and Commonwealth Edison detailed how over $1.3 million in payments were made to his cronies to win his favor for legislation worth more than $150 million to the electric utility. Similar allegations are being probed involving AT&T, Walgreens and Rush University Medical Center