Burris Investigation

Burris Surviving Resignation Calls As Governor Backs Off Special Election

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 04.03.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Roland Burris seems to have weathered the storm. Fellow Democrats are no longer demanding his resignation. The new Illinois ...

Governor Quinn Calls On Burris To Resign

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago


Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has called on Senator Roland Burris to resign and for his seat to be filled by a special election. "I think Roland Burris sho...

Roland Burris Pleads For His Career: 'Stop The Rush To Judgment'

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson and John Chase | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago


Embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris defended himself today in the midst of the multiple probes into the circumstances surrounding his appointment by for...

Durbin: Burris Testimony Incomplete, Raises Questions About Appointment

Associated Press | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago


ATHENS, Greece -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he believes the testimony Roland Burris gave to Illinois lawmakers about his appointment to the U.S. Sena...

Washington Post, Tribune, Local Democrats Call For Burris Resignation

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago


SCROLL DOWN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES Barely a month after being sworn in as a U.S. Senator, Roland Burris is being called on to resign by the Chicago T...

As Burris Storm Brews, Durbin In Greece With Potential Foe Giannoulias

Associated Press | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago


As a political storm brewed around new U.S. Sen. Roland Burris on Tuesday, fellow Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin kept mum, traveling out of the country wit...

Burris Tried To Raise Money For Blagojevich Before Senate Appointment

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich _ an explosive twist in h...

Burris Invites Senate Ethics Investigation (WATCH)

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago


U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said Tuesday that he is open to a Senate ethics investigation into how he came to be appointed by impeached former Gov. Rod Bl...

Burris Probe Urged By Attorney General Madigan

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson, John Chase and Ray Long | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago


Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan led a growing chorus of Democratic officials Monday calling for a deeper investigation of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris' ex...

GOP Leader Calls On Burris To Resign, Lawmakers Seek Perjury Investigation

AP | RUPA SHENOY | Posted 03.18.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Just as Illinois was moving past the agony and embarrassment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ousting, the fellow Democrat whom Blagoj...