Chronicling Corruption in Illinois: Enough History to Write a Book, Literally

Political corruption in Illinois has a very long history. In fact, an entire book was written on the subject, which accounts for more than three decades of wrongdoing and thousands of corruption cases.

While Chicago corruption provides the authors of “Corrupt Illinois” with most of the material, the book demonstrates corruption is truly a statewide problem.

For example, one jaw-dropping takeaway from the book is the staggering number of individuals who have been convicted of public corruption since 1976 – enough to supply Illinois with one convicted crook each week for 36 years.

Take a look at some of the other incredible findings from “Corrupt Illinois.”

And while we’re on the subject, find out where one of Illinois’ leading watchdog groups will be turning its attention to next.

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