Political Rewind: Lawmaker Indicted; Illinois Debt Hitting Crisis Level
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. SPRINGFIELD — A state representative was indicted on a federal bribery charge, officials in Washington, D.C., addressed Illinois' fiscal troubles, and warmer weather means road construction is under way from Chicago to Cairo. Rep. Derrick Smith indicted on bribery charge A federal grand jury indicted state Rep. Derrick Smith, D-Chicago, on a single federal bribery charge. Smith is accused of accepting $7,000 in exchange for writing a letter of support for a day care center he thought was seeking a $50,000 Early Childhood Construction Grant through the state's Capital Development…
Jim Smith
2:25 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tony said: "GM is no able to once again pay all their CEO's millions in bonuses" Tony, GM has ONE CEO. (to the moderator who deleted a similar comment, what is wrong with asking that) more ›