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Illinois’ male public officials and politicians aren’t the only ones to behave badly. A recent study looked at the cases of 29 Illinois women involved in…
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An investigation found that four Illinois Department of Human Rights employees supposedly examining discrimination complaints forged signatures and…
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A federal jury in Chicago has convicted Illinois state Rep. Derrick Smith of bribery for taking $7,000 from a purported day care operator.Jurors returned…
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Illinois is in a funk. It’s clear.Last month, a Gallup survey found by a wide margin Illinoisans are less trusting of their state government than…
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FBI agents arrested Gov. Rod Blagojevich at home this week. He's been charged with a variety of corrupt practices, including attempting to trade…
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In 1987, Yale political scientist Joseph LaPalombara published Democracy, Italian Style, the book containing his theory that Italians took perverse pride…
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A former governor has been sentenced. The current governor is under investigation. And, as we see in this month's issue, a recent poll shows voters aren't…
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix it’s not, but the late January release of The Master List created as great a stir in Illinois political circles…
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Few politicians have standards for corruption named after them.Former Chicago Treasurer Miriam Santos not only bears the dubious distinction, she conjured…