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Some people know how to make an entrance. The governor certainly tries hard to! Now I have to admit a certain bias here. Having worked with a President before, and more than a few presidential campaigns with secret service protection (including this one), I've been around highly protected people. People at that level receive a protection bubble that comes with a certain legal authority. The people...
By ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCHDENVER — Illinois' fractious delegation to the National Democratic Convention broke into a remarkable display of tears and hugging Wednesday, culminating with a brief embrace between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan that drew thunderous applause.Blagojevich later called the moment "as historic as the Obama campaign for president."Clearly it wasn't....
Department of Children and Family Services to lose 179 employees Two dozen state parks and historic sites will close and heavy caseloads for workers who help abused children will increase as Gov. Rod Blagojevich lays off 325 state workers to balance the state budget.
Thirteen state historic sites and 11 parks will close, and human services will be affected as the Blagojevich administration said Thursday it will lay off 325 workers.
A new state law strengthens protections against discrimination based on the results of sophisticated genetic tests that can pinpoint someone's risk of disease, bringing Illinois in line with federal law and in some instances surpassing it.
Governor Makes Another Stupid Decision I know. I know. If my son finds out I used that word, I owe a 25-cent fine. I've just read in Springfield's State Journal-Register that Governor Rod Blagojevich has decided to close the Frank Lloyd Wright Dana Thomas House in Springfield. I can't find the photos that I took. Must have been before the digital camera. Governor Jim Thompson managed to find $1 million...
Daily Herald | Duckworth blasts McCain over military policy The former congressional candidate painted McCain as weak on veteran issues, despite his service as a Vietnam War veteran and POW. Duckworth touted Obama’s efforts at boosting GI health care and benefits. Duckworth now is head of the state’s veteran’s affairs department. She recently has been mentioned [...]
Although he didn't come right out and say it, Rod Blagojevich signaled to the Illinois press that he'll run for a third term. "I love my job. I think I am a great governor. There is more to do. I like my job and there is no reason to think I don’t want to keep doing this job," the governor said yesterday during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. "If this was just some non-contact sport...
() News outlets can join e-mails lawsuitEDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan has been appointed one of four co-chairs of a new state panel established to develop a strategy for recovery from floods that Illinois earlier this year.Gov. Rod Blagojevich created the Illinois Long Term Recovery Council to focus on the floods' effects on levees, homes, agriculture and other businesses...
Harvey property tied to Blagojevich donor A state panel Wednesday urged Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration to cancel a multimillion-dollar deal to rent office space from a politically connected developer whose family has been a major donor to the governor.
Ugh. Watching the Democratic National Convention just now, Tammy Duckworth lauded the leadership of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (in regards to veterans issues). There was no great cheering at that line.
Here’s what I’ve recently written about expanding free public transit in Illinois. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law a major new expansion of free public transit yesterday for low income people who have disabilities. To qualify individuals must enroll (or already be enrolled in) Circuit Breaker - for information [...]
Today in Denver Governor Rod Blagojevich recognized the problem. It’s a good first step. [I heard the quote first on NPR - but Margaret Lyons in the Chicagoist has her take on it too.]
Determined to elect favorite son Barack Obama, feuding Illinois Democrats shook hands and hugged Wednesday in a display of campaign unity that left U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. overcome with tears.
Mayor Daley spoke this morning before the Illinois Delegation to the Democratic Convention about the importance of unity, publicly thanking Hillary Clinton for her inspiring speech last night. Daley began a rather unusual lovefest that included Governor Rod Blagojevich, Speaker Michael Madigan and Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. The video is 1:48 minutes long.
