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  2. Shakman Decrees - Wikipedia

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    Shakman was a reform Democrat. He and the other plaintiffs objected to the support the incumbent Democratic candidates received from public employees which were mandatory for those desiring to keep their jobs. Shakman felt that it was a violation of employee rights and free elections, and an abuse of public funds. [1] [2] [3]

  3. Dorothy Brown (politician) - Wikipedia

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    In 2014 the Chicago Sun-Times described the Clerk's office as "a 2,300-employee office, one of the last true bastions of political patronage in Illinois". [ 7 ] Beginning in August 2018, a federally-ordered monitor was appointed under to audit the hiring and employment practices of Brown's office in an effort to monitor the office's compliance ...

  4. Candidate complains Illinois county officials violated ...

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    (The Center Square) – A former county board candidate plans to file an official complaint with the Illinois State Board of Elections alleging McLean County officials violate the Campaign ...

  5. Corruption in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Corruption in Illinois has been a problem from the earliest history of the state. [1] Electoral fraud in Illinois pre-dates the territory's admission to the Union in 1818. [2] Illinois had the third most federal criminal convictions for public corruption between 1976 and 2012, behind New York and California. A study published by the University ...

  6. Illinois government employee fired after posting antisemitic ...

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    An employee with the Illinois comptroller's office has been fired after she posted vulgar antisemitic comments on social media during an exchange about the latest Israel-Hamas war. A spokesperson ...

  7. WATCH: Legislator warns Illinois being left behind as other ...

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    (The Center Square) – A Republican state representative says Illinois is a cautionary tale, not a shining example of how a state’s economic policies should work. Illinois legislators are ...

  8. Mike Madigan - Wikipedia

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    On January 1, 2016, the Chicago Tribune reported that Madigan "has been on a fundraising tear, courtesy of a quirk in state campaign finance law that allows him to amass multiple five-figure contributions from the same donor into four funds he controls." [55] In 2015, Madigan raised more than $7 million. Over 68% of the money that Madigan ...

  9. Kenneth Dunkin - Wikipedia

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    On March 7, 2016, the Chicago Sun-times reported that the Dunkin campaign was facing serious allegations of voter fraud within a high-stakes Illinois House campaign; catching the attention of Cook County prosecutors. Secretary of State Jesse White and Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) appeared at a South Side press conference to accuse Rep. Ken Dunkin of ...