A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield: FORMER ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CHIEF OF STAFF CHARGED WITH BRIBERY AND TAKING KICKBACKS, MAIL FRAUD, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE To Date: 13 Defendants Charged in Ongoing State Grant / … Continue reading
Maybe that headline is a little bold, but we’re talking Rod Blagojevich here. Read the following press release from the United State Securities Exchange Commission and write your own in the comment section: SEC Charges Illinois for Misleading Pension Disclosures … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Duckworth Campaign Finance Chair Paid to Play in Blago Administration Recently it was discovered that 21 donors to Tammy Duckworth’s congressional campaign also funneled $3 million into a Super PAC (House Majority PAC) … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: BLAGOJEVICH TRIAL TEAM RECOGNIZED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER AT ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY CHICAGO — The team of a dozen investigators, prosecutors and a paralegal whose outstanding work throughout Operation Board Games led … Continue reading
The email read, “Here’s a picture of the convicted IL governor’s first night in prison of his 14 year sentence. Gosh! They make a handsome couple!” As those who have followed my 1990’s political career, my social conscious cause of … Continue reading
And that’s about all I want to know about it. The headline did inspire me to humming, “I Fought the Law and the Law Won.” … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: Sen. Pamela Althoff: Statement on former Gov. Blagojevich’s impending imprisonment “As news outlets and TV cameras faithfully cover Rod Blagojevich’s final remarks as a free man, I would like to remind everyone … Continue reading
This was found on a car of a businessman who attended the second meeting of the McHenry County Business Committee at McHenry’s American Community Bank: … Continue reading
Tonight while finishing leaf raking for the fall, I noticed something in a plastic sleeve at the end of our driveway. Unwrapping it, I found that it was a solicitation from the Northwest Herald, along with a copy of the … Continue reading
Last night watching the news about our soon-to-be incarcerated ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich, my wife commented that the real crooks still are in control. The line under the Onion’s photo of Blagojevich seems to express her opinion more pointedly: In reading … Continue reading
Of course to get in Joliet you have to be prosecuted in state court by a State’s Attorney. The last time a major politician served time in a state prison, East Moline, it was Congressman Mel Reynolds. Where are the … Continue reading
Statements from local congressmen concerning the Blagojevich sentence of 11.9 years in jail (assuming good behavior): Former IL Governor Rod Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years CHICAGO…..Impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced in Federal Court Wednesday to 14 years, for … Continue reading
Here’s the press release from the Federal officials who brought Governor Rod Blagojevich down: FORMER ILLINOIS GOV. ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CORRUPTION IN OFFICE CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevichwas sentenced today … Continue reading
Dismissing the the good things that ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich said he did by pointing out every governor does good things, Federal Judge James Zagel sentenced him to 14 years. He must serve 85% of the sentence, meaning he will be … Continue reading
It’s pretty obvious that the prospect of incarceration in Federal prisons isn’t enough to stop Illinois politicians from living up to the state’s reputation for being one of the most corrupt in the country. Think of the nickname for the … Continue reading
When Governor Dan Walker was in office, fall sessions were called “veto override sessions.” The next Democratic Party Governor, Rod Blagojevich has similar problems. As this past week shows, the third Democratic Party Governor in a row can’t get along … Continue reading
I guess no one should be surprised that no local media took a poll on whether people wanted tolls hiked. Chicago’s Mike Engle took on Governor Pat Quinn’s assertion that 85% of Illinois motorists understood and approved of the need … Continue reading
First we get a 67% income tax hike, compliments of Democratic Party Governor Pat Quinn. Now, his minions on the Tollway Board are proposing an 88% (I round up) hike in tolls. No one has had the audacity to make … Continue reading
Found this on Illinois Review. The story is about former Cheers’ and Frasier star Kelsey Grammer’s deciding to shoot the television series “The Boss” in Chicago. Here’s what caught my attention. Creator Farhan Safinia comments on the lack of constitutional … Continue reading
A regular commenter offers the following about the state of Illinois politics: I thought I’d feel ??? good ??? over Blago being found guilty after all this time. That balloon popped when I was back in reality. He’s just one … Continue reading
