Articles filed under Political Figures
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Motorists cheer on Blagojevich sign cleansingJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - And just like that, he was gone. The 2-foot high "Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor" title displayed at the Bolingbrook toll plaza along southbound 1-355 vanished from sight ...
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Erasing all signs of former governorJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich might be gone from the governor's office, but his name is still costing taxpayers. The exact price of removing the former governor's name f...
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Quinn: Time to 'fumigate state government'Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn pledged Friday to make ethics reform the top priority of his new administration. "We need to fumigate state government from top to bottom," ...
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Illinoisans happy to see Blagojevich goJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinoisans who watched former Gov. Rod Blagojevich get the boot Thursday during an impeachment trial played out on national television offered up a subdued reaction fro...
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Blagojevich loses security detail post-impeachmentJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is on his own. Gov. Pat Quinn canceled Blagojevich's security detail Thursday shortly after Blagojevich was removed from office by t...
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Blagojevich ouster ends low profile of no. 2 QuinnJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Raymond Stanford has followed Illinois politics for decades, studying newspapers and watching television news. Even so, he doesn't recognize the state's new governor. "...
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Blagojevich's potential pension is $64,000Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - State records show that although Rod Blagojevich was kicked out of office on Thursday and can't return, he could qualify for a pension of about $64,000. But it's not a ...
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Hair makes a statement, but Blago's mop might be lyingJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - A coy Rod Blagojevich is all shucks and grins about doing his Richard Nixon "I am not a crook" impression on TV when "The View" co-host Joy Behar playfully reaches out a...
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As Blago falls, suburban lawmakers riseJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - As Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political career appears headed to go down in flames, lawmakers lighting the fire are hoping to rise from the ashes. Suburban lawmakers from Ma...
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Edward's Plainfield hospital denied again, CEO Davis chastisedJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Edward Hospital's plan to build one in Plainfield was denied Wednesday, and CEO Pam Davis got a tongue-lashing from the board that turned her down again. The vote marks ...