On January 1, 2009, two “pay-to-play” measures went into effect in Illinois. Public Act 95-971 (.pdf) requires any business whose state contracts and/or bids on state contracts exceed $50,000 annually (“Covered Entity”) to register with the Board by January 31, 2009. The registration includes the Covered Entity’s name and address; the name and address of…
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Blagojevich Investigation Started With Real Estate Corruption
According to a story in The New Yorker, an investigation into real estate corruption ultimately caught the governor of Illinois trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat: Whistle-blower by Nina Burleigh. According to the story, an Illinois hospital was having trouble getting permits from the planning board. That is until they agreed to hire a…