To increase transparency and accountability among government officials, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, recently passed a package of legislative reforms to improve and strengthen ethics rules and crack down on lobbying practices.
Illinois state Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) is taking action in the wake of a Chicago Sun-Times report that over the past year, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) received nearly three complaints per school day alleging acts of sexual misconduct by adults against students.
Illinois Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) is one of many Republican lawmakers expressing frustration at what they consider Democrats' unsatisfactory response to the growing corruption crisis in state government.