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Will Brandon Johnson make corruption fighting a top priority?
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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.