In Simpson's book he co-wrote with Thomas Gradel, "Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality," the authors note 100 suburban public officials have been convicted of corruption from ...

Illinois gave the U.S. Lincoln, Reagan and Obama, but it's better known for a more notorious political legacy: constant and persistent corruption.

Illinois gave the U.S. Lincoln, Reagan and Obama, but it's better known for a more notorious political legacy: constant and persistent corruption.

A sprawling federal investigation into lobbying, patronage and alleged corruption threatens to upend Illinois’s powerful Democratic machine as agents raid offices and interrogate witnesses from ...

Illinois lawmakers, use your power to rein in political corruption The people deserve government that works for them, not for political insiders.

We’re in the political season in the broken state of Illinois and the crooked county of Cook.And as the federal corruption investigations continue, as the big federal bus rolls from Chicago to ...