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Corruption Incorporated
A fiction novel about a governor's race in Illinois and the newspaper reporter who exposes criminal behavior at the highest level. Hard-charging Jake Brosky has made a living off his investigative reporting in the Prairie State. But, he's never encountered wholesale wrongdoing on the scale of the current governor's schemes. And to think, the powerful honcho is in the midst of a nationally watched campaign for reelection. His opponent is a folksy candidate from the lower part of the state, a homespun David tackling a political Goliath.Politicos fall like dominoes as Brosky brings one flagrant abuse of the public trust after another to the front pages of the St. Louis World. Along the way, the...
Reporting on Life
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Governor Richard Ogilvie
Although serious scandal erupted in Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie’s administration— eight hundred thousand dollars mysteriously appearing in Secretary of State Paul Powell’s shoe boxes and other hiding places, the downfall of two Supreme Court justices for questionable stock dealings, corruption surrounding the Illinois State Fair— Ogilvie’s accomplishments, as Taylor Pensoneau demonstrates, rank him among the best governors in Illinois history. Perhaps the most important of Ogilvie’s accomplishments during his single term in office (1969–1973) was the passage of the state’s first income tax in 1969. Supporting the income tax took political courage on the part of the new ...
Brothers Notorious
This book covers the lives and times of Carl, Big Earl, and Bernie Shelton, who were Kingpins of racketeering in downstate Illinois from the 1920's through the late 1940's.
Powerhouse
W. Russell Arrington's name may not have been a household word across the country, but everything about him was classic American - from his proud immigrant ancestry and auspicious birthdate (July 4th) - to his rise from poverty to wealth and consummate legal, business, and political careers. Growing up in modest circumstances, Arrington became an attorney and headed for Chicago. He combined a successful law practice with major accomplishments in the business world, and later emerged as a civic leader. From his days of citizen legislator to powerhouse politician, the twenty-six year political career of Illinois State Senator W. Russell Arrington characterized the evolution of a quintessential legislator perhaps as no other in the twentieth century.
The Gentleman from Illinois
In 1993, Alan J. Dixon’s political career came to an end with a defeat—the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois State Senate, worked as state treasurer and secretary of state, and concluded his political career as a U.S. senator. The Gentleman from Illinois is an insider’s account of Illinois politics in the second half of the twentieth century, providing readers with fascinating stories about the people he encountered and events he participated in and witnessed during his four decades of service. With a degree of candor often unheard of i...
Dapper & Deadly
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The Gentleman from Illinois
In 1993, Alan J. Dixon’s political career came to an end with a defeat—the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois State Senate, worked as state treasurer and secretary of state, and concluded his political career as a U.S. senator. The Gentleman from Illinois is an insider’s account of Illinois politics in the second half of the twentieth century, providing readers with fascinating stories about the people he encountered and events he participated in and witnessed during his four decades of service. With a degree of candor often unheard of i...
