“The report uses public corruption statistics published by the U.S. Department of Justice from 1976 through 2021. In those 45 years, Chicago’s elected officials and public servants weaseled their way to a record 1,824 corruption convictions, according to the report.” ~ learn […]
The once-powerful (and now former) Cook County Assessor earned the fines from the county ethics board for illegal campaign contributions. He sued to claim the ethics board had no right to make the rules he broke, but the judge dismissed […]
Democratic state Sen. Tom Cullerton of Villa Park was indicted Friday on charges he pocketed $250k in payments from the Teamsters union despite doing little or no work. | learn more
A friend of mine called this the “most Chicago thing ever bro.” | learn more
I recently discovered this newsroom that runs on the same platform as Block Club Chicago. “We look beyond public records and disclosures to reveal the hidden networks and conflicts of interest that drive systemic corruption.” I love it! The link […]