Illinois Reform Commission Report Is Out

Most of the Illinois Reform Commission's report, which was published yesterday, has little to do with local government ethics, but there is enough overlap to make it worth skimming through. The IRC was charged with recommending changes in the state's ethics and campaign finance programs.

Of special interest is the section entitled Inspiring Better Government (p. 73 of report, p. 79 of PDF file), including the idea of a patronage monitor and a proposal to prevent state workers from making campaign contributions to statewide candidates (pp 78-79, PDF pp. 84-85).

For a quick summary of the report's recommendations, see this Chicago Tribune article.