House orders formal audit of grant mistake

SPRINGFIELD -- Without a single dissenting vote, the Illinois House has ordered a review of how the Blagojevich administration awarded a $1 million grant to the wrong organization.

The House voted 105-0 on Thursday to have the state auditor investigate.

Legislators say they are sick of not getting any answers from Governor Rod Blagojevich.

They say his office has had plenty of time to explain how the grant went to the wrong organization. They suggested the administration is trying to hide incompetence or misconduct.

The money was meant for Chicago's Pilgrim Baptist Church to help it rebuild after a fire. Instead, the money was awarded to the Loop Lab School, which rented space there.