Governor may get sued

The former head of the Illinois Gaming Board may sue the Blagojevich administration for retaliating against her when she refused to cooperate with allegedly illegal activities, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Jeannette Tamayo filed a federal lawsuit in 2006 against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, two top aides, the Gaming Board and its parent agency, the Department of Revenue. But a federal court dismissed the suit in September 2007, ruling Tamayo had not offered enough evidence or followed proper procedures. Tuesday's decision, reversing most of the lower court's opinion, came from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. A Blagojevich spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.