
Corrupt Illinois
by Thomas J. Gradel, Dick Simpson
Political corruptionMisconduct in officePatronage, politicalIllinois, politics and governmentHistoryPolitical PatronagePolitics and government
Public funds spent on jets and horses. Shoeboxes stuffed with embezzled cash. Ghost payrolls and incarcerated ex-governors. Illinois' culture of "Where's mine?" and the public apathy it engenders has made our state and local politics a disgrace. Corrupt Illinois lays out a blueprint to transform our politics from a pay-to-play--driven marketplace into what it should be: an instrument of public good.
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