Illinois lawmakers react to Madigan corruption verdict
Illinois lawmakers react to Michael Madigan’s conviction on 10 of 23 corruption charges.
Tag: ethics reform
House passes bill to bar officials convicted of corruption from holding public office
The Illinois House passed a bill Friday that would bar anyone convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury or misuse of ...
Senate Republicans call for ‘common sense’ ethics reforms
Demanding what they call “common sense ethics reform,” Senate Republicans plan to take action in addressing unethical behavior by elected ...
Four Republican legislators demand ethics, lobbying reform commission hold meetings
Four Republican lawmakers implored the co-leaders of a bipartisan, bicameral and multi-branch panel designed to present ethics and lobbying reform ...
Illinois Democrats outline ethics proposals
Several Democratic state lawmakers called a virtual news conference Thursday morning in support of ethics reforms, hours before news broke ...
Clean Jobs Coalition pushing for utility ethics mandates
A coalition of environmental, business and faith groups is calling for legislation that would make the ethics reform measures recently ...
Illinois ethics laws among the weakest in the nation
Government reform advocates told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday that Illinois has some of the weakest governmental ethics rules ...
Optimism, calls for ethics reforms highlight Pritzker policy address
Gov. JB Pritzker struck a tone of optimism and accomplishment in his annual State of the State Address on Wednesday, ...
House Republicans tie ethics reforms to redistricting changes
Remodeling how Illinois’ political districts are drawn is the key to addressing the “dark cloud” of ethical violations hovering over ...
More urgency needed on ethics reforms, GOP lawmakers say
A handful of Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday called for a special legislative session – or at least greater urgency ...
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