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Retired Chicago Tribune reporter, 45 years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, book on Madigan

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The Dishonor Roll: Downstate and suburban officials

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By Ray Long, John Chase Verified
| Belleville News-Democrat Verified
As part of the series "Culture of Corruption," the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history. We're calling it "The Dishonor Roll." On this page you can read about downstate and suburban politicians. This list isn't meant to be exhaustive, and the Tribune will be updating it as warranted.
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State Week: Madigan goes to prison Original

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By Sean Crawford Verified, Ray Long
| NPR Illinois Verified
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, convicted earlier this year of corruption, has begun serving a 7 1/2 year prison sentence. He reported to a federal facility in Morgantown, West Virginia this week. Madigan, 83, was at the pinnacle of power in Illinois for decades. We look back at his career and his legacy. Also, we discuss ICE agent tactics in Chicago. The legislature, which started its fall session this week, could try to place restrictions on the immigration enforcement efforts.
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Former 2-term Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who led the state through much of the 1990s, dies at 79

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By Rick Pearson Verified, Ray Long
| The Brunswick News Verified
CHICAGO — Jim Edgar, the two-term Republican governor who guided Illinois through much of the 1990s with a low-key yet intense persona and a meticulous focus on fiscal matters aimed at preparing the state for the 21st century, died Sunday. He was 79. Edgar died in Springfield, where he had been hospitalized due to an adverse reaction to treatment for the pancreatic cancer that he had been diagnosed with in January friends and associates said.
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