“He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. They let a governor out of prison, you send a congressman to take his place! That’s the Chicago way.”

Apologies to Sean Connery’s character Jim Malone from the “Untouchables,” but that was my reaction waking up Wednesday morning and getting confirmation of what was expected – another Illinois politician was about to be convicted.

This kind of corruption doesn’t happen in our fair state, said no Illinois resident ever.