Why is Illinois so corrupt?

Politico.Com ^ | 12/9/08 | By EAMON JAVERS & FRED BARBASH

[Question_Assumptions]

Is suspect that New Jersey only ranks so low because they are pretty good at not getting convicted.

[stylin19a]

:)

[CrazyIvan]

*** “Alphonse Capone” Now there’s a good French name. ***
Chicago politics (and IL) was corrupt long before Big Al hit town. Like back to the Chicago Fire in 1871.
Even Wiki gives a ‘fairly good’ run down on it.

(You do know I was kidding about the French, but the corruption almost goes back that far.)

I wasn't being entirely serious either.

[MrB]

I’m not so certain that “the boyscout” Fitzgerald can be trusted to follow the corruption wherever it leads.

His timing on shutting down the sale of the senate seat is suspicious. Nothing would have been lost by letting it go until money changed hands.

[Scythian]

I say we drag Illinoise down by Louisianna, they seem to politic in the same ways?

[Scythian]

Sorry for the “e” on the end of potatoe there ;)

[cajungirl]

Right. Our criminals at least have more charm,,Edwin Edwards was a hoot.