The Illinois Senate unanimously voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office soon after the copy desk finished “Bird-lining” — the process of coming up with suggestions for the Bird line. Luckily, they had predicted Blagojevich would be shown the door,…
Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared before the Illinois Senate, maintaining his innocence and questioning how they could throw him out of office when there’s no proof he did anything wrong. It wasn’t enough: The Senate just voted to force the governor…
The Illinois House voted 144-1 to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. That action sets up a state Senate trial on whether Blagojevich should be thrown out of office over allegations of corruption and abuse of power.
The House impeachment vote, the first…
The Illinois House has voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich earlier today. The Senate will put Blagojevich on trial with the goal of removing him from office. Blagojevich said the impeachment vote was expected and part of a years-long campaign against…
At a press conference Friday, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich repeatedly denied he had done anything wrong, and vowed to fight charges that, among other things, he had tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich held a press conference a few hours ago, saying he has done nothing wrong and vows to fight charges that, among other things, he had plotted to sell or trade a U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich said he will…
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested yesterday and charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Cubs, in the sale of Wrigley Field, according to a federal criminal complaint. Blagojevich…
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested this morning and charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Cubs, in the sale of Wrigley Field, according to a federal criminal complaint.
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