The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended ... 10 of 23 counts in a remarkable corruption trial that lasted four months. The case churned through 60 witnesses ...

But because it's a local case, Safespeed hasn't attracted ... voters will recognize. Not only is corruption endemic in politics at all levels of Illinois government, so is the kind of nepotism ...

Connie Mixon, professor of political science and director of the Urban Studies Program at Elmhurst University, said it is frustrating that Illinois is home to one corruption case after another ...