"As we all know, public corruption in Illinois has turned our state into a national laughing stock," said Anita Alvarez, Cook County state's attorney.
"Illinois is sick, Illinois is sick of public corruption, Illinois is sick of violent street gangs and Illinois is sick and tired of a legislature that stands by and does nothing," said John Blakey, chief of Special Prosecutions Bureau.
Blakey was on US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's team that prosecuted Tony Rezko.
