Systemic Corruption supported by racism (and religion and guns)

I live in Illinois. Is Illinois the hottest hotbed of corruption? Republicans like to place Illinois at the top of corruption lists, but does Illinois have corruption like in Texas and Mississippi? I think Illinois used to, but not for a while. Political seats are not safe in Illinois, and recent Illinois corruption cases have been about individuals on the take who have been caught, prosecuted, and convicted. The state abandoned the entire Torrens system to get rid of corruption. Operation Greylord mostly cleaned up the courts decades ago. Yes…