The calculation of the potential penalty emerged only days after the Oak Park Democrat attempted to pass legislation designed to wipe away the election board case and the potential penalties, a maneuver stymied amid bipartisan backlash only hours before the spring session adjourned. The developments take on an added political dimension because of the looming federal sentencing of former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan in the bribery-related ComEd scandal.
Pretty obvious Harmon broke the law to collect the ‘campaign donations’ in a non election year.
The DOJ should look into what appears to be willful fraud, and then an attempt to cover it up. Also, who gave all the $M’s?
Call my shrink
11 months ago
What these pols don’t understand is you have to take graft without getting caught .
Fed Up Taxpayer
11 months ago
Hmm – and yet he is still the Illinois Senate President.
Mark F
11 months ago
Illinois politicians….the finest money can buy.
Don Diego de la Vega
11 months ago
Well Mike Madigan was said to have big shoes to fill, apparently Harmon has put them on. Just another corrupt illinois democrat doing what corrupt Illinois democrats do
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Pretty obvious Harmon broke the law to collect the ‘campaign donations’ in a non election year.
The DOJ should look into what appears to be willful fraud, and then an attempt to cover it up. Also, who gave all the $M’s?
What these pols don’t understand is you have to take graft without getting caught .
Hmm – and yet he is still the Illinois Senate President.
Illinois politicians….the finest money can buy.
Well Mike Madigan was said to have big shoes to fill, apparently Harmon has put them on. Just another corrupt illinois democrat doing what corrupt Illinois democrats do
When are the Feds going to charge the Illinois Democratic party as a criminal enterprise?!!