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Bob pledges to "wipe out corruption" and tighten ethics if elected attorney general
Summary
Bob said the attorney general should set a standard against corruption, tighten contribution and ethics rules, and reinstate oversight practices he said were weakened after earlier reforms.
Bob told the Illinois Channel he would make fighting corruption a priority for the attorney general's office, saying investigators and indictments can be useful tools: "Indictments sometimes help the process." He described reviewing general and special orders and tightening ethics rules as past work he supported and said he would return to those standards.
He urged reforms to how contributions are made and to lobbying influence: "Our system just bridal corruption at this point," he said, arguing for renewed scrutiny of contributions and lobbyist influence. Bob also referenced prior appointments and committee work, including service on the ARDC and co‑chairing anti‑human‑trafficking committees with the Chicago Bar Association, framing that experience as relevant to ethics and criminal investigations.
The interview captures campaign promises and general enforcement goals; it does not include specific legislation or proposed statutory changes that would create or fund anti‑corruption units.
