Your Illinois News Radar » House Republicans try to put ethics reform back on front burner - The Capitol Fax Blog

* Rebecca Anzel at Capitol News Illinois…

With fewer than four months remaining until the general election, House Republicans said Tuesday they want to remind Illinoisans of Democratic lawmakers’ “failure” to address corruption in the General Assembly.

It has been 260 days since former Chicago Democratic Rep. Louis Arroyo was charged by federal officials with bribery, House Minority Leader Jim Durkin said during a virtual news conference. Arroyo’s case remains pending.

Durkin, of Western Springs, also mentioned the case of former Sen. Martin Sandoval, a Chicago Democrat who pleaded guilty in January to federal charges of bribery and tax fraud.

Democratic representatives “appeared sickened and dismayed” by those ethics violations before the novel coronavirus pandemic hit, Durkin said, but “cannot be found nor heard from today.”

* Mike Miletich…

“The only way to stop the cycle of corruption from continuing is for the taxpayers of our state to show up at the voting booths in November, and earlier these days, and vote them out of office. All of them,” exclaimed Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield). […]

The Republicans also emphasized their disappointment with the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying. The group spent months listening to testimony about changes needed in Springfield, but missed the deadline for a final report to lawmakers.

“This is not a priority for the leadership of the Democratic party. They do not believe ethics reform is a priority,” said Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis). “The things that are a priority for them they move, and they move quickly. Things that are not a priority take forever.”

Windhorst wants the Commission to finish their report so the General Assembly can begin passing reforms. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) says rank and file members never challenge their leaders due to “the culture of corruption.”

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