By Carol Marin and Don Moseley, includes “Since January 2016, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s political campaign has spent more than $700,000 to purchase tickets to Chicago Cubs, White Sox and Bulls games. Senate President John Cullerton’s campaign bought over $300,000 in sports tickets. Together, according to state records, they have spent $1,037,641. … The totals are found on the Illinois State Board of Elections website - and come screaming at you like a 95-mile-an-hour fastball. …”