Editorial: Fighting corruption should be a top priority for Illinois AG. Steve Kim has the right resume
by The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Jun 07, 2022
3 minutes
The last time a Republican held the office of Illinois attorney general, Mayor Richard M. Daley was firmly ensconced in his reign, the musical “Chicago” had become a box office smash and the shoe bomber, Richard Reid, pleaded guilty to trying to take down an American Airlines flight over the Atlantic Ocean.
Jim Ryan was the state’s last GOP AG, handing over the reins in January 2003 to Democrat Lisa Madigan, daughter of longtime Illinois House Speaker and Democratic kingmaker Michael Madigan. Democrat Kwame
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