"Corruption & Mismanagement in the Shadow of Lincoln"

Thursday, April 4, 2013
8:45 am - 2:15 pm
Benedictine University - Lisle Campus

Political corruption and fiscal mismanagement in the State of Illinois will be the focus of the Center for Civic Leadership's 2013 Youth Government Day event. Featuring presentations from academics, citizen advocates, and investigative journalists, "Corruption and Mismanagement in the Shadow of Lincoln" will offer area high school students the opportunity to learn more about these problems in state politics, ask questions of each of the speakers, and to engage with them and their peers throughout the day's events.  We invite you to sign up now!

Scheduled speakers:

			Our Fiscal Mess Madeleine Doubek Chief Operating Officer, Reboot Illinois
			Studying State & Local Corruption James D. Nowlan (pictured, left) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dick Simpson University of Illinois at Chicago
			Investigating Political Corruption Jeff Coen and John Chase (pictured, left) investigative reporters for The Chicago Tribune authors of Golden: How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself out of the Governor's Office and into Prison
			The Remedy: Improved Civic Education John Hale Associate Director, Center for Civic Education

Sign up to attend Youth Government Day 2013!

If you'd like for your students to take part in Youth Government Day 2013, or if you have questions about this exciting event, contact the Center for Civic Leadership now. 

		E-mail the Center for Civic Leadership at ccl@ben.edu.
		Call the Center for Civic Leadership at (630) 829-6460.