Rod Blagojevich was convicted in his impeachment trial and barred from state office, according to this report. The governor’s impeachment was triggered by his arrest last month on a variety of federal corruption charges. The criminal complaint against him included a long list of shocking quotes related to Blagojevich’s apparent attempt to auction off President […]
Category: Illinois
IL: Pay to Play Resources
With the controversy surrounding Gov. Blagojevich, I thought it would be useful to post some Illinois pay to play resources: The State of Illinois’ Sell 2 Illinois site What All State Vendors Need to Know Executive Order No. 3 Illinois Public High Education Procurement Bulletin
Calendars Point to “Dash for Cash”
There are additional reports from Illinois regarding Gov. Blagojevich. Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s official calendar shows he met with a top union official in his Chicago office the day before Barack Obama was elected president — just as federal prosecutors say the governor was scheming to trade Obama’s Senate seat, possibly for a cushy union job. […]