Dishonest politicians at all levels of Illinois government make a mockery of public service – Chicago Tribune*

Federal prosecutors have kept busy for decades putting Illinois officials on trial, sometimes after lengthy investigations with names like “Operation Haunted Hall,” “Operation Silver Shovel,” “Operation Board Games” and “Operation Greylord.” A federal prison in nearby Oxford, Wisconsin, has become such a regular destination for convicted Illinois politicians that, at one point, it housed four Chicago aldermen, a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board member and a state representative. When they bumped into one another, the six men would jokingly yell “quorum call!”
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Hello, Indiana!
2 years ago

Put these mokes in Leavenworth where they belong and let’s see them yuck it up amongst real criminals. I’m willing to bet they’ll be as quiet as a church mouse.

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