Now-former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevcich talks to Diane Sawyer on Monday about his impeachment hearings. | Getty Images
So, the Illinois Senate convicted (now-former) Gov. Rod Blagojevich, removing him from office.
The nation (or at least the media) seemed transfixed by the…
Gov. Blagojevich explains himself remotely to Barbara Walters' head during Monday's bizarre media tour. (Associated Press Wirephoto)
It’s hard to decide which of soon-to-be-former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s images of himself we like best. Is it Rod the Martyr for the People,…
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Even before the Illinois House impeached him on Friday, it was way too late for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to salvage his reputation. But there’s still time to do something positive for the citizens of Illinois before the trap…
Fun and games in the Senate. It would be funny, except it’s not.
Roland Burris
Roland Burris, appointed to the U.S. Senate by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is on his way to D.C. to take office. Well, he’s on his way. Whether he gets seated is being debated. “I…
UPDATE: 2:10 p.m. In a 2 p.m. press conference, Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich names Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.
Senate Democrats previously said they will not seat anyone named by the Illinois governor, who was arrested…
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. Voice of America has a short here. An NPR piece is here. And the BBC has a comprehensive page about the…
The guessing game has begun.
Lisa Madigan
Several people under consideration for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama were discussed in the criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Balgojevich announced yesterday.
Now pundits are trying to figure out who they are. The people were listed as Candidate 1, Candidate…
The number of Missouri children without health insurance soared by 44 percent between 2005 and 2007, an analysis of newly released Census Bureau figures show. Anecdotal evidence suggests it has continued to grow this year as the…
Metro East businesses and homeowners have been living on borrowed time.
Five levees along the Mississippi River from Alton to Columbia, Ill., are inadequate to protect low-lying communities from what’s called a 100-year flood. They have been deficient for years. But…
