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  1. Independent Redistricting (and Ethics) Works

    ... also referred to as utilitarian or consequentialist; and (2) a means-based approach, also referred to as rules-based or deontological. ... The academic is Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos (U. of Chicago Law School), the problem is redistricting, and the name of his ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

  2. Council Fiefdoms and Unethical Behavior

    ... a good example of this in a recent blog post about a Chicago alderman whose realtor wife did very well with companies given zoning ...

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

  3. Ethics Reform in Niles (IL): Don't Try This at Home

    ... attempts at ethics reform in the village of Niles, outside Chicago. A lot has happened since then, but in terms of an ethics program, not ... early October the village's board of ethics agreed, in a 3-2 vote, to send its draft ethics code to the village board, which could make ...

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

  4. Report on Annual Reports I

    ... Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) conference last week in Chicago, the executive director of the Philadelphia Board of Ethics , Shane ... presented the board's first campaign finance compliance report , which details each campaign finance enforcement matter it dealt with ...

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

  5. Book Excerpt 1: Fiduciary Duty

    ... duty.” However, the first substantive provision in Chicago’s ethics code reads, “Officials and employees shall at all times ...

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

  6. The Ethics Show Must Go On

    ... case study songs come to mind easily, with such numbers as "Chicago," "New York, New York," and Chuck Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee." ...

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

  7. A Good Example of a Bad Government Organizational Culture

    ... of poor organizational cultures that aren't extreme, such as Chicago. Even Enron had an excellent ethics program, and its misconduct appears ... of the new Congress). Devaney refers in his 145-page report to a "culture of managerial irresponsibility and lack of ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:18 - 0 comments

  8. A Look at a Proposed Ethics Code for Glen Ellyn, IL

    ... ethics code for Glen Ellyn, IL , a western suburb of Chicago (pop. 27,000). The proposed code and resolution are attached; see ... glen ellyn proposed resolution 0111.pdf 0 bytes glen ellyn proposed code 0111.pdf 0 ...

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

  9. 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

  10. 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

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