'True ethics reform is not a priority'.

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  • Author(s): Cahill, Joe (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Crain's Chicago Business. 7/19/2021, Vol. 44 Issue 29, p4-4. 1p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      ETHICS; REFORMS; LEGISLATIVE committees; PUBLIC officers; POLITICAL corruption
    • Abstract:
      The resignation of Springfield's top ethics cop underscores the failure of Illinois' political class to fully embrace reform despite a cascade of high-profile corruption scandals. "True ethics reform is not a priority" Pope and reform advocates had hoped that legislation introduced in Springfield this year would give the Illinois legislative inspector general similarly broad powers, making it a truly independent ethics enforcer. [Extracted from the article]
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