(Editor's Note: This article was published first at Illinois Policy Institute). It wasn’t exactly an exorcism, but the ghost of Mike Madigan faded a little more when state lawmakers passed new ethics rules for themselves. There were some solid advances in the bill, but there was also room for improvement and a promise to keep working on some provisions before Senate Bill 539 would take effect Jan. 1, 2022, if signed into law. The bill was improved from earlier versions and incorporated many measures advocated by Illinois Policy. “I share Sen. Gillespie’s belief that this is a significant piece of legislation,” said state Sen. John Curran, R-Downers Grove, one of the bill’s chief sponsors. “There are issues that have come up over the years that this bill will address. We agree. We are not done. There are more steps and we look forward to working with you and your colleagues.”