Illinois is synonymous with political corruption, but a new study gives hope to the Land of Lincoln. Illinois has the seventh strongest campaign finance laws in the country, according to a report released yesterday by the Center for Public Integrity, a Washington, D.C. government watchdog.
As with a CPI study Progress Illinois examined
in February on overall public corruption by state, the campaign finance
report is not concerned with past shenanigans but current law, and
Illinois ranks well on both citizen access to financial records, and decently on
rules placed on the financing of political parties and individual
candidates. Read more »
Chicago's northwest suburbs have a new representative in the U.S.
House tonight as Democrat Tammy Duckworth, perhaps best known for losing
her legs in the Iraq War and her work on veterans' issues, defeated Joe
Walsh, a Tea Party icon and now one-term Congressman. 
The Chicago Board of Elections 
If tomorrow’s six extremely close (see recent polls 
Seventeen-year 2nd Congressional District Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. convincingly fended off his most difficult primary challenge ever today
against former congresswoman Debbie Halvorson – Jackson is ahead 71% to 28% with 99% of precincts reporting.