It seems odd to use the words “ethics reform” in the same sentence as “Illinois legislature,” and to be sure, the ethics reform bill that the legislature gave final passage to Monday leaves a lot to be desired.

But as Dr. Johnson…

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he’s “improved” a bill that would shut off one of the biggest spigots pouring money into his campaign fund. In fact, as the governor knows full well, his “improvements” will kill the reform bill. He shouldn’t…

Like a bunch of kids playing hooky, Illinois legislators skipped out of the Capitol last week, thumbing their noses at the governor and the state’s citizens and casting responsibility to the wind.
Faced with a Saturday night adjournment deadline and the…

After the last attack ad fades away and the last ballot is counted, elected officials are supposed to sit down and govern. But it’s hard to govern effectively if the losers can demand a do-over.

That’s the problem with recall elections. They…