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GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Proft Proposes Income Hike for State Lawmakers, Grabs Crackpot Crown

David Ormsby | Posted 08.31.2009 | Chicago


David Ormsby

Perhaps Proft will be successful. After all, the Illinois governor's office has been a welcoming place for crackpots.

Blagojevich Corruption Scandal Paralyzes Illinois Government

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.27.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made a point of regularly going to work at his office in Chicago. He has signed ...

Blagojevich Arrest Cost Illinois $20 Million In Bond Deal: Treasurer

Crain's Chicago Business | Lorene Yue | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago


Gov. Rod Blagojevich's federal corruption charges drove up the state's cost to sell bonds Tuesday by more than $20 million. The $1.4-billion bond sal...