Study ranks Chicago as nation's most corrupt region
When it comes to public corruption, the Chicago area takes the prize (and maybe your wallet), while Illinois ranks as the third-most-corrupt state, researchers reported today, the Chicago Tribune tells us.
Since 1976, the Northern District of Illinois, which encompasses mostly Chicago, has racked up the most convictions for public corruption of the 94 federal district -- 1,531, according to the study by the University of Illinois at Chicago. The runners-up were the Central District of California, which covers Los Angeles, and the Southern District of New York, home to Manhattan.
Among states, the Land of Lincoln (and, for the record, the current occupant of the White House) lags California and New York in the number of corruption convictions during the past 36 years. Per capita, however, Illinois trails the District of Columbia and Louisiana.
Four governors, two congressmen, a state treasurer, an attorney general, 11 state legislators, numerous judges and dozens of aldermen have been convicted since the 1970s, according to the study, Chicago and Illinois, Leading the Pack in Corruption. In Chicago, 31 City Council members have been convicted or pleaded guilty various crimes since 1973. Two others were indicted but died before trial.
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