The Economist examines the culture of corruption engulfing Illinois and applauds the efforts of reformers trying to rid the state of murky politics."Still, Connecticut provides a hopeful model, says Ciara Torres-Spelliscy of the Brennan Centre for Justice in New York. That state’s governor resigned in scandal in 2004; thanks to wide reforms “Corrupticut’s” most recent election saw more than 70% of state legislators participate in public financing."