illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The IL GOP is heading in the right direction here, but it seems especially fitting that any suggestion of bestowing Springfield and Chicago's corrupt powers more power and more ability to corrupt with three or four more gambling casinos should...
ILLINOIZE (Free subscription) | yesterday
Don’t expect House Democrats to deliver on the governor’s wish list in the next two days. Gov. Rod Blagojevich called a special session of the General Assembly for Wednesday and Thursday to urge House members to approve a series of revenue-generating ideas, combined with a major capital plan, to help plug a hole in the state operating budget. If they don't, he said he’ll have to cut $1.5 billion from...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Kevin McDermottPOST-DISPATCH SPRINGFIELD BUREAUSPRINGFIELD, Ill. • Illinois legislators return to Springfield today for what is ostensibly another attempt to balance the state budget -- but which is looking more like a $2 billion poker game, complete with psychological tactics, raises and bluffs.Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich last week ordered lawmakers back to their seats for two days (today and...
Chicago news (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield tomorrow to work on problems with the state budget. But don't expect any quick solutions from the two-day special session.
ILLINOIZE (Free subscription) | yesterday
The legislature waited a full month to send to the governor unanimously approved ethics reforms contained in HB 824 . They sent it to his desk June 30, starting the 60-day clock for the governor to amend it, veto it or sign it before it automatically becomes law. That gives Gov. Rod Blagojevich until August 29, and he’s vowed to “improve” the measure but has not indicated what those changes might be...
ILLINOIZE (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last Monday, McHenry County Blog presented evidence that the Democratic Party is behind the emerald ash borer infestation entering McHenry County. You can tell by the marks the pests make when they leave the trees. Today, we look at what the nefarious Rod Blagojevich has planned for his nemesis State Rep. Jack Franks. Here is what a much more skillful observer than I has discovered: “In a stunning...
BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
WABC - If the nation’s voters decide to send Sen. Barack Obama to the White House, there will be another election of sorts in his home state of Illinois. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a two-term Democrat at odds with members of his own party, would alone choose who succeeds the state’s junior senator. Some politicians are talking openly about [...]
Pardon Power (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
The Chicago Tribune reports Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) - whose record for delay and non-action on clemency applications has attracted the attention of a U.S. District Court judge - has granted 19 pardons. According to the Tribune , most of the pardons were "for lesser crimes." However, three of those pardoned were exonerated after a federal investigation forced Chicago police to re-examine the kidnapping...
Dr. X's Free Associations (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
If Obama wins the presidency, embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will appoint Obama's replacement. Here are a few possibilities: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Despite being the daughter of one of the state's most powerful hacks, Lisa Madigan has proven herself a capable and honest public servant. She's probably the most popular Democrat in Illinois right now. Blago is always at war...
Air America Radio - (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Perhaps preoccupied with his own problems, Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois has neglected the stack of clemency petitions overflowing his IN basket. The day before a long holiday weekend is always a good day to grant pardons. The inevitable "soft on crime" criticism that follows from giving someone a break is softened when voters are too busy watching things explode to pay much attention to the news....
Advance Indiana (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Following the conviction of political fixer Tony Rezko on 16 of 24 counts of corruption, speculation has turned to whom U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald will indict next in his ongoing investigation of political corruption in Illinois. Much of the focus has been on Gov. Rod Blagojevich, particularly in the wake of news that he had been interviewed on several occasions by federal investigators. Pressed...
Dr. X's Free Associations (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich feeling the heat. Details
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
4 had been wrongfully convicted of murder Gov. Rod Blagojevich has pardoned three men who were exonerated in 2002 after a federal investigation forced Chicago police to re-examine the 1997 kidnapping and murder that led to their convictions.
ILLINOIZE (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Rod Blagojevich threw cold water on the notion that he is a sociopath today, by lashing out like a deranged lunatic at reporters. Blagojevich's berserker fit was peppered with the words "dishonest" and "stupid" in reference to reporters. Reporters should be focused on high gas prices instead, Blagojevich said. Kudos to John Patterson at the Daily Herald for picking up the gauntlet. Here's how Patterson...
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
With the price of gas well over $4 a gallon, consumers want every drop they pay for. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports on a push to make sure gas stations deliver what they promise.
