CHICAGO - An Illinois state lawmaker appeared in court Monday on a public corruption charge, becoming the latest in a series of top state Democrats targeted by federal prosecutors. Throughout 2019, at least half a dozen Democrats have been charged with crimes or had agents raid their offices and homes. He is chairman of a House appropriations committee and is on the public utilities committee and transportation committee. Arroyo has been re-elected to four terms as an Illinois state representative and as elected the general assembly’s assistant majority leader in 2017. He has been a member of the special appropriations budget committee work group, an executive committee member and former chairman of appropriations for public safety, according to Arroyo’s state House webpage.

Source: thestar October 28, 2019 16:39 UTC