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Corrupt Illinois

2015-02-15 Political Science
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Release : 2015-02-15
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Corrupt Illinois by : Thomas J. Gradel

Download or read book Corrupt Illinois written by Thomas J. Gradel. This book was released on 2015-02-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. In Corrupt Illinois, veteran political observers Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson take aim at business-as-usual. Naming names, the authors lead readers through a gallery of rogues and rotten apples to illustrate how generations of chicanery have undermined faith in, and hope for, honest government. From there, they lay out how to implement institutional reforms that provide accountability and eradicate the favoritism, sweetheart deals, and conflicts of interest corroding our civic life. 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.

Challenging the Culture of Corruption

2010-01 Political Science
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Release : 2010-01
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Challenging the Culture of Corruption by : Patrick M. Collins

Download or read book Challenging the Culture of Corruption written by Patrick M. Collins. This book was released on 2010-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important book, Patrick Collins gives a first-hand account of the federal investigation and trial that landed former Governor George Ryan in prison and demonstrated the cost and tragic consequences of Illinois' "culture of corruption." Collins also reflects on his recent service as chair of the Illinois Reform Commission and calls on his fellow citizens of Illinois to launch a long term, concerted effort to change that culture. He outlines four specific reforms that could have a "game-changing" effect on "business as usual": 1.Passing True Campaign Finance Reform 2.Creating a Fair and Competitive Election Process 3.Enhancing Corruption-Fighting Tools 4.Improving Voter Access and Participation

Only in Chicago

2012-09-01 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2012-09-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Only in Chicago by : Natasha Korecki

Download or read book Only in Chicago written by Natasha Korecki. This book was released on 2012-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As the circus of the Blagojevich saga unfolded, Natasha Korecki was right at the center.... It was a seriocomedy suited to her enterprise and imagination, and she’s the one to write the book." —Roger Ebert "Natasha Korecki's chronicle of the Blagojevich saga was a cutting-edge lesson in how to blend old-fashioned reporting with new media." —Richard Roeper Chicago, Illinois, and America at large were captivated by the arrest, trial, and general public embarrassment of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Only in Chicago is derived from the best of award-winning Chicago Sun-Times reporter Natasha Korecki's work on the Blagojevich scandal, weaving together years of reporting and never-before published details into one straightforward, fast-paced narrative. From the infamous audiotapes to Blagojevich's strange public relations campaign, this is one of the most bizarre true political tales ever told. Beyond the slew of backroom dealmakers who were sucked into the Blagojevich imbroglio, President Barack Obama himself--while never accused of any wrongdoing--was also interviewed by federal prosecutors. Now-mayor Rahm Emanuel's discussions with Blagojevich are included as well. The political figure who became most entangled with the scandal, however, was Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is accused of offering Blagojevich $6 million for Obama's vacated Senate seat through an intermediary.

Illinois Politics

2009-12 Political Science
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Release : 2009-12
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Illinois Politics by : Charles W. Zamzow, Jr.

Download or read book Illinois Politics written by Charles W. Zamzow, Jr.. This book was released on 2009-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Chicago have been dominated by controversy, corruption, turn-of-the-19th century businessmen, Irish Catholics, and Richard J. Daley and the Daley family. Democrats have usually dominated city politics, and they produced presidential nominees in Stephen Douglas (1860), Adlai Stevenson (1952 and 1956), and Barack Obama, who was nominated and elected in 2008. In 1855, Chicago Mayor Levi Boone threw Chicago politics into the national spotlight with some interesting proposals that would lead to the Lager Beer Riot. During much of the last half of the 19th century, Chicago's politics were dominated by a growing Democratic Party organization dominated by ethnic ward-heelers. During the 1880s and 1890s, Chicago also had a powerful radical tradition with large and highly organized socialist, anarchist and labor organizations. Worker exploitation, extremes of wealth and poverty, and the corruption of both businessmen and politicians all existed in Chicago because neither federal nor local governments had the power to confront the worst aspects of economic and social injustices that were multiplying in the nation's cities.

Report of the Illinois Crime Investigating Commission Re Charges of Corruption in the Illinois General Assembly

1965 Political corruption
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Release : 1965
Genre : Political corruption
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Book Synopsis Report of the Illinois Crime Investigating Commission Re Charges of Corruption in the Illinois General Assembly by : Illinois. Crime Investigating Commission

Download or read book Report of the Illinois Crime Investigating Commission Re Charges of Corruption in the Illinois General Assembly written by Illinois. Crime Investigating Commission. This book was released on 1965. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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