‘It Looks Kind of Skeevy’: Illinois Governor Shamed by Cash Giveaway
ICPR’s Politics & Government Reporter Eric Bradach was quoted in this article.
Via – Politico
“It isn’t easy to stun political insiders in a city with a rich history of corruption. Here, cash bribes are stuffed in brown paper bags, a long line of aldermen have gone to prison and a city council member was once famously caught on a wiretap proclaiming: “most aldermen, most politicians are hos.”
But an incident at a Sunday church service involving the governor and a mayoral candidate may have just done it.
Gov. Bruce Rauner, who’s campaigning as an anti-corruption crusader, today found himself fending off attacks on his own ethics after attending an event where a political ally handed out $300,000 in cash.”
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