Experts, Lawmakers Critical of Illinois Ethics in the Wake of Madigan Appeals

(The Center Square) – In the wake of new legal proceedings in a high-profile Illinois corruption case, attempts to reform ethics requirements for state officials have weakened but not stopped. Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, D-Chicago, is appealing his conviction that led to his seventh-and-a-half year sentence in federal prison. Madigan was found guilty on 10 counts relating to bribery and corruption as a public official last year. In the time between the start of investigations into Madigan and today, ethics reforms have been a hot-button issue, but many say reforms have not been put in place.