Dan Rostenkowski

The Onion's Timeline Of Illinois Corruption

The Onion | Posted 04.09.2009 | Chicago


The controversy surrounding Illinois senator Roland Burris is only the latest chapter in a long history of political corruption in the Land of Lincoln...

Stealing Horses With Blago And Telling

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 03.20.2009 | Media


Henryk A. Kowalczyk

Bill Powell had a chance to tell us about how decent people can be so easily depraved by going into politics. Instead, he ended up selling for cheap the little intimate information about Blago he had.

Ward Boss' Son Rostenkowski Defends Chicago: We're Not All Corrupt

The Daily Beast | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago


During my career as a public official, I always tried to steer away from the minority of my colleagues who viewed public service as a potential commer...

Eric Holder: Obama Attorney General Pick's Chicago Ties

Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago


Eric Holder, the Washington attorney and former Clinton Justice Department official who is reportedly Barack Obama's pick for Attorney General, has a ...

Is It Fair to Call Bill Daley a Lobbyist? Well, Actually, Yes It Is

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago


Carol Felsenthal

In 2005 I published a profile of Bill Daley in Chicago magazine, where I'm a contributing editor. I looked back at my research and at various drafts of the article and here's what I found.