Campaign Funds Should Not Pay For Legal Defense

Under current state law, politicians can use campaign funds to pay for their own legal defense.We’ve introduced legislation (HB 1554) to do away with this practice as part of a package of ethics reforms for Illinois.

https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-already-seeking-prison-time-prosecutors-also-want-madigan-cash/article_bf8372aa-7e78-4f9b-9697-564488dcf92a.html