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Experts, lawmakers critical of Illinois ethics in the wake of Madigan appeals | Illinois

(The Center Square) – In the wake of new legal proceedings in a high-profile Illinois corruption case, attempts to reform ethics requirements for state officials have weakend but not stopped. Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, D-Chicago, is appealing his conviction that led to his seventh-and-a-half year sentence in federal prison. Madigan was found guilty on 10 […]

Robert Anthony “Bob” Pitt | Moss Funeral Home

Robert Anthony “Bob” Pitt, age 80, of Breese, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville.   He was born on July 26, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, a son of the late Maynard and Adelle (née Hinkamp) Pitt. Bob married Joyce (née Albers) Pitt on August 9, 1975, at St. […]