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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]
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 ...
Representative Nekritz co-sponsored SB-1; a plan that amended state employee pension plans by drastically reducing the constitutionally protected benefits of Illinois state employees in retirement. [1] The Illinois Supreme Court ultimately found these legislative changes to be unconstitutional. [2] As the Illinois Supreme Court ruling stated ...
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The legal status of most information security research in the United States is governed by 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which was derided to be "poorly drafted and arbitrarily enforced" by enabling prosecution of useful information security research methods such as Nmap or Shodan. As even the needed services fall into prohibition, top ...
He chaired the Democratic Party of Illinois for 23 years. McClain was a longtime lobbyist who previously served as a state representative in Illinois’ 48th district from 1973 to 1982. Show comments
Sean Eberhart (R) State Representative, pled guilty to corruption and conspiracy, in exchange for future employment a gaming casino company) and at least $350,000. (2023) [59] [60] Brent Waltz (R) State Senator guilty of illegal campaign contributions making false statements to the FBI. He was sentenced to 10 months prison.
Moments later on the Senate floor, state Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, said the measure will shield illegal immigrants in the state after living in Illinois for only three months.