Dick Simpson

Since 1969, 37 aldermen have been convicted of a crime. More await trial. But Bill Cameron, who covered City Hall for 50 years, says "we catch only about 3 or 5% of the bad guys."

The Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission held dozens of public hearings before crafting a map its members claim could win a referendum against a City Council-led map. But they need at least 10 alderpeople to endorse their plan.

The year 2019 "was a highly explosive year, during which some of the most important political corruption in the history of Chicago and Illinois was exposed," the report states.

Aldermen say recent calls for increased police accountability have made the passage of the CPAC ordinance more pressing.

Chicago outpaced Los Angeles and New York in corruption convictions — and residents are already bracing for more.

Illinois remains the third most corrupt state, based on the formula that compares the number of corruption convictions with an area’s population.

Burke and his supporters have also given away hams, ice scrapers and key chains, said one 14th Ward resident.

Former Ald. Dick Simpson's annual look at the votes of Chicago's aldermen includes which ones voted with Rahm Emanuel 100 percent of the time.