Here it is. Segal has been targeted by the most aggressive federal prosecutor since Jim Thompson, and well, frankly, Patrick Fitzgerald is probably more aggressive than Thompson since it doesn’t appear Patrick Fitzgerald has any political goals in Illinois. Peter Fitzgerald is responsible for placing him, and it has produced excellent results.
While no single guy can clean up Northern Illinois, there are more active investigations of politicians and corruptions at one time than at any time I can remember, and these are the ones we know about.