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1. Local Government Employees in Local Government Office

   ... to an article in today's Southtown Star , in Chicago Heights (IL) a group of ministers has filed a suit seeking an ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Concern About Corruption in Illinois

   ... What changed? According to a recent anti-corruption report , since 1970, 1,000 politicians and business people in Illinois have ... an average of 26 a year. That includes 3 governors and 30 Chicago aldermen (the report gives at least a page to each of the aldermen). ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. The Lawyer Discipline System and Its Effects on Municipal Ethics

   ... bodies.' According to the Times article, the Chicago Tribune analyzed 381 murder cases in which the defendant received a ... on the disciplinary response to ethical misconduct on the part of municipal attorneys, and related issues, and I would very much like to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-06-25 07:01 - 0 comments

4. A County Attorney At War with the County: The Conflicts Fly in Maricopa County

   ... where the ethics problems are greatest. Last year it met in Chicago. This year it will be Maricopa County, AZ (the Phoenix area). ... about in January, subpoenaed the board of supervisors as part of a grand jury investigation into possible crimes by county officials ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Cities & Counties Initiatives for COGEL

   COGEL Task Force -- Local and Municipal Ethics Initiatives Members CHAIR : ... Board ) Los Angeles, California ( LeeAnn Pelham ) Chicago ( Dorothy Eng, Jennifer Vidas ) Washington D.C. San ...

   donmc - 2007-03-01 23:00 - 0 comments

6. The Real-Life Results of a Lack of Independence and Transparency in an Ethics Program

   Body:  Last week, I wrote blog posts about how Chicago's ethics program needs more independence and more transparency than the Ethics Reform Task Force recommended. I couldn't have imagined better evidence to support my ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Two Pleasant Surprises

   ... County. A native of Illinois, he compares it to Chicago, and he notes that his party took office because of the other party's ... as a council member, commissioner or board member, or task force member." " Excellent advice. In addition, ethics training is ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. County Election Boards Scandal in Columbus

   ... Laws (COGEL) chooses for its annual meeting. COGEL was in Chicago when Rod Blagojevich was arrested, and in New Orleans when Rep. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. SEC Action re Fiduciary Duties Relating to Municipal Bonds

   ... the city of Harvey, IL, a poor city of 30,000 just south of Chicago, deals with a different sort of fiduciary duty than the usual ... and underwriters of municipal securities to self-report certain violations of the federal securities laws rather than wait for ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Local Government Political Activity and Misuse of Office

    ... for the election of certain candidates. The classic case is Chicago, where even a federal order to institute serious obstacles to the ... acts are not directly beneficial to them. The conflicts are part of a system whereby elected and appointed officials misuse their offices ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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