Boeing's image is deeply bruised, but the company's campaign money is still good with Illinois politicians

Long headquartered in Chicago, the aerospace and defense contractor Boeing Co. has faced repeated allegations in recent years that it has put the pursuit of profits over passenger safety in building and designing aircraft — including the 737 MAX now criss-crossing the skies. One of the jetliners crashed in 2018 shortly after taking off from an Indonesian airport, killing all 189 people aboard. In 2019, another 737 MAX went down in Ethiopia, killing all 157 on board. Boeing initially tried…