Articles filed under Political Figures
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Blagojevich campaign fund up in the airJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - With former Gov. Rod Blagojevich out of office, it's a good bet that the campaign cash goes out the window too - and with it, possibly, the ability to pay for his legal ...
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Looking for signs on the tollway of Blagojevich's lifeJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I took the tollway to work Friday just so I could see those annoying "Open Road Tolling - Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor" signs one last time. When those 33 tollway signs ...
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Mayors pin hopes on Quinn: Restore pride, govern openlyJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates Mayor William McLeod has long been a fan of Patrick Quinn's. They became acquainted over the Citizens Utility Board, and McLeod later enlisted his help o...
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Highlights of Blagojevich's time in officeJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Highlights of two-term Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich's time in office: 2003: Jan. 13: Blagojevich is sworn in. April 16: Hires inspector general to investigate...
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Suburban lawmakers voted without reservationsJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In voting to oust him from office, suburban lawmakers vehemently rejected Gov. Rod Blagojevich's last-minute appeal to stay in office, passionately arguing...
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Quinn promises a new style of leadershipJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn took the oath of office in the state House Thursday and quickly declared he would "bring the will of the people to the law of the land." The one-time gadf...
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Elected on a call for reform, defiant to the end, now joblessJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - It was just six years ago that Rod Blagojevich boarded a train at Chicago's Union Station, embarking on a whistle-stop tour as his message of reform propel...
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Health care association favored BlagojevichJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The departure of Rod Blagojevich as Illinois' governor is not being celebrated in every corner of the state. Officials of Springfield-based Illinois Prima...
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Blagojevich farewell takes trappings of lonely campaignJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - In a surreal flameout to one of the most meteoric arcs in Illinois politics, Rod Blagojevich's departure from government Thursday played out more like a tiny campaign ra...
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Blagojevich grants clemency to 2 on last dayJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich granted clemency to a prominent Chicago real estate developer and a former drug dealer just hours before the Illinois Senate voted to throw him out ...