Illinois’ political corruption keeps people down – Illinois Policy

The downstream effects of the state’s culture of corruption are making it harder for Illinoisans to better their lives. And even after decades of anti-poverty spending, the poverty rate in Chicago remains at 17% – higher than it was when President Lyndon Johnson launched the War on Poverty in 1964.
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Hello, Indiana!
2 years ago

And yet the peoples keep voting the corrupters in, so long as the bi- weekly check keeps coming and a turkey is handed out for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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