Political corruption in Illinois

Political corruption in Illinois has been an issue from the earliest history of the state.Electoral fraud in Illinois pre-dates the territory's admission to the Union in 1818, Illinois was the third most corrupt state in the country, after New York and California, judging by federal public corruption convictions between 1976-2012.

Several members of Illinois's delegation to the United States Congress have been convicted of crimes.

Since 1973, more than one third (31 individuals) of Chicago city aldermen were convicted of crimes.

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