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Quinn’s ethics proposal raises questions

February 7, 2013
State Journal Register

By SOPHIA TAREEN
The Associated Press

The idea seems simple enough: Ban Illinois lawmakers from voting or taking action on anything that might benefit them personally, all in the name of honest government.

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Public funds, private interests intersect in building owned by Bridgeview mayor: Tenants include political fund he chairs, firm that does accounting work for village he runs

June 9, 2012
Chicago Tribune

Tribune Watchdog: Soccer stadium deal kicks Bridgeview taxpayers in the teeth; Political insiders benefit, property taxes nearly triple as village is saddled with millions in debt

June 9, 2012
Chicago Tribune

A Conflict of Interest, But It’s Legal in Illinois

January 6, 2012
Chicago News Cooperative

by FREDRIC N. TULSKY and JOHN SULLIVAN | Jan 6, 2012

In most states and municipalities, government officials who vote to spend taxpayer dollars on proposals that also put money in their own pockets as lobbyists could be accused of illegal conflicts of interest. Not in Illinois.

Thanks to state and local ethics laws riddled with loopholes, it was legal for Jack Dorgan, a village trustee in Rosemont, to vote last year to award a lucrative contract to a client of his Springfield lobbying firm.

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Conflicts of interest? It's legal in Illinois

January 5, 2012
WBEZ

Lawmakers who lobby walk minefield of conflicts

Fredric Tulsky and John Sullivan  

In most states and municipalities government officials who vote to spend taxpayer dollars on proposals that also put money in their own pockets as lobbyists could be accused of illegal conflicts of interest. Not in Illinois.  

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When Office Holders Also Represent Clients, Collisions Are Likely

January 5, 2012
Chicago News Cooperative

By JOHN SULLIVAN and FREDRIC N. TULSKY

 
 
Elected officials who lobby face conflicts of interest when matters coming before them as office holders also affect their paying clients.

In Cook County, the list of elected officials who have also lobbied includes three county commissioners, two Chicago aldermen, the Cook County Democratic Party chairman and even John J. Cullerton, the state senate president since 2009.

Those numbers alarm outside ethics experts.

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ICPR Spotcheck for August 31, 2011

Spotcheck for August 31, 2011

*Mapping in the Dark: Read ICPR's new report chronicling the lack of transparency in Illinois' 2011 redistricting
*Rollback to the Freedom of Information Act gets quiet approval from Gov. Pat Quinn
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*Calling out Conflict of Interest

*Mapping in the Dark: Read ICPR's new report chronicling the lack of transparency in Illinois' 2011 redistricting



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