Capitol Crimes: Shattered Trust (ep 04)

Democracy depends on the public’s trust of its leaders. When that trust is shattered it could take years, if ever, to put the pieces back together. Wiretaps, stings, racketeering, bribery, and extortion – terms that have become all too familiar to the general public. Why should they care about good public policy if the politicians don’t? It is one of the reasons that so many people are disengaging from politics – they don’t trust politicians to do the right thing.

This episode of Capitol Crimes tells the stories of recent corruption scandals and what some Illinois lawmakers are doing to rebuild trust in Illinois government.

Capitol Crimes- A look at the crimes behind the legislation introduced in the Illinois General Assembly.

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