It was announced last week that an Illinois House Committee had launched an investigation into a State Representative from Champaign over allegations that include wire fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. That case is just the most recent case of alleged criminal activity from state legislators. I got to sit down recently with 40th District State Senator Patrick Joyce and one of the topics that came up was possible legislative ethics reform. Senator Joyce said he’s all for it
You can hear the entire conversation with Senator Joyce under podcasts on our website or where ever you get your podcasts.