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Gov. Pat Quinn says he will sign into law the state’s first-ever limits on campaign contributions on Wednesday --- exactly one year after his predecessor and onetime ally Rod Blagojevich was roused from bed and arrested on federal corruption charges.
Tags: Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, general elections, Lemont, Governor of Illinois, Politics, Video game censorship, Lisa Madigan, Michael Madigan, Illinois State Senators, Jesse Jackson Jr.
When the news arrived, Rep. Bill Black thought at first it was somebody's lame idea of a joke. But it was true: The FBI had arrested the governor of Illinois, hauling him away wearing a track suit and handcuffs. "I thought, holy mackerel, another glorious...
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Blagojevich at U. of C. today for first book-signing December 8, 2009 2:11 PM A crowd of about 50 college people are waiting inside a University of Chicago bookstore this afternoon waiting for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to attend his first book signing.
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Chicago, Governor of Illinois, Video game censorship, Rod Blagojevich controversies, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich corruption charges, Barry Goldwater, United States Department of Justice
The seven men seeking the Republican nomination for governor delivered some tough talk Monday on how to deal with the state's fiscal mess, with Jim Ryan calling for local governments to share the pain through reduced state revenue-sharing and Andy McKenna...
Tags: Naperville, Rod Blagojevich, Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, Illinois, Deficit, Politics, Barack Obama, Daniel Hynes, Business Finance, Tax, Kirk W. Dillard, Labor, Dan Proft, Public finance
Supreme Court on the scope of the federal "honest services" statute under which Blagojevich has been charged. That would prevent the need to delay Blagojevich's June trial date, they said. In a filing today, prosecutors said they would handle the honest...
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Senate contest fanning partisan and intraparty battling, the Democratic and Republican contenders for the job agree on some of the important issues in the Feb. 2 primary -- including how to fill future vacancies in the Senate. Democrats and Republicans...
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The Chicago police are 'investigating a burglary at the offices of attorneys for Blagojevich in which at least one computer containing undercover recordings from the sweeping corruption case was stolen', the daily said. Sam Adam is Ex-Governor Blagojevich's...
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The Associated Press Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes refused Friday to approve Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to borrow $500 million to help pay the state's bills, but Quinn said no was not an option. Quinn warned social services were at risk because agencies can't...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Chicago, Daniel Hynes, Government of Illinois, Illinois Comptroller, Rod Blagojevich controversies, Governor of Illinois, State treasurer, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Treasurer, Illinois State Senators, Alexi Giannoulias
Gov. Pat Quinn today named a former Chicago Park District president to serve on the state tollway board. Maria Saldana's appointment is for a 4-year term on the 11-member board that sets policy for tollway operation, maintenance and construction. She...
Tags: Maria Saldana, Richard Daley, Chicago, Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Video game censorship, Business Finance, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Senate came to Sycamore on Saturday to ask for support for what he said would be "a difficult election cycle for Democrats." David Hoffman, a former federal prosecutor and Chicago inspector general, told a crowd of about 60 Democrats who came to meet...
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