Political Corruption in Illinois

David Morrison, Deputy Director, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform

Dick W. Simpson, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois Chicago

Host: David Inge

According to a report released earlier this year by the University of Illinois at Chicago, the city of Chicago leads the nation in public corruption. In the state rankings Illinois takes third place.  Why does our state get such high ratings on corruption? How might Illinois politics be changed to enforce more ethical behavior on the part of politicians? We’ll talk about corruption min Illinois politics with two guests, David Morrison from the Illinois Campaign for Political reform and Dick Simpson, professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago.