Bibliograph

Corrupt Illinois, patronage, cronyism, and criminality, Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson ; foreword by Jim Edgar

Type

Label

Corrupt Illinois, patronage, cronyism, and criminality, Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson ; foreword by Jim Edgar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Corrupt Illinois

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

893454391

Responsibility statement

Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson ; foreword by Jim Edgar

Sub title

patronage, cronyism, and criminality

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

1. Corrupt Illinois -- 2. Machine politics and stolen elections -- 3. The sorry state of Illinois -- 4. Adlermanic corruption -- 5. Chicago city haul -- 6. Crook county -- 7. Suburban scandals -- 8. Police abuse and corruption -- 9. Jailbird judges and crooked courts -- 10. Congressional corruption -- 11. Ending the culture of corruption -- Appendix I. Highlights in Illinois' history of corruption, 1833 to 2014 -- Appendix II. Illinois governors, 1961-2014 -- Appendix III. Chicago mayors, 1955-2014 -- Appendix IV. U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Illiniois, 1964-2014

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