House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) hit up fellow lawmakers for contributions to cover his mounting legal costs and state Rep. Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside) came through to the tune of $57,800 earlier this month.
House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) hit up fellow lawmakers for contributions to cover his mounting legal costs and state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-Evergreen Park) came through to the tune of $25,000 earlier this month.
Bridgeview mayor Steve Landek wasn’t always so profligate.
Landek was 22 and just starting his career as a village bureaucrat when he was handed his first high-profile assignment: construction of a double tennis court in Commissioner’s Park, Bridgeview’s largest.
Illinois state Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40) on June 1 voted for a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.