“We need to do a full-court press on this.” that it’s not just going to be the federal guys, that it’s going to be the attorney general’s office that’s also going to go after corrupt politicians,” Kim told us. “We need to show and demonstrate to politicians. He says the AG’s office should make better use of state racketeering laws to go after corrupt politicians, and should work with federal and local prosecutors to enforce those laws.
His résumé includes work helping governments in Iraq and other countries promote anti-corruption initiatives. The 51-year-old Deerfield attorney lost to Lisa Madigan in the 2010 general election for state attorney general by a wide 65% to 32% margin. Would a Republican nominee take a much stronger, proactive approach toward corruption? We’ve lamented this many times, observing in 2018 that because of her father’s all-powerful clout in Illinois politics, Lisa Madigan “had to punt this crucial duty to federal and local prosecutors.” But in the years Democrats have held the post, fighting corruption has been noticeably missing from the office’s to-do list. Officeholders historically have also made championing the cause of consumers a signature duty. The attorney general is the state’s chief lawyer.
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