Illinois Politics

WHAT??! This guy isn't qualified to appoint a barber for Don King! How does this man have so much power?? How is he still Governor? And why is he not on his way to jail like so many other of Illinois' politicians? First, a little background for those of you who need it. Governor "Rod" Blagojevich currently has an amazing approval rating of 13%. An approval rating lower than Truman ever had, lower than the current President Bush, and more than 10 points lower than California's Gov. Gray Davis at the time of the famed recall election that put " Arnold" in charge. The ... Read Full Story

from Huffington Post CHICAGO (AP) -- Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's cousin has quit her job as the county's chief financial officer amid questions about her relationship with a fired county employee. Stroger told the Chicago Tribune on Friday he asked Donna Dunnings for her resignation and Dunnings agreed. Stroger spokesman Sean Howard says the resignation follows Stroger's firing of the patronage worker after learning he had a felony criminal conviction. Howard says that after the man was told he was fired he made "explosive" allegations against Dunnings. Stroger won't detail the allegations or provide information about the relationship between the man and ... Read Full Story

Every now and then we our entertained, captivated, disgusted, amazed by some of the things people do. I just don't know what Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich could have possibly been thinking. This was idiotic and immoral on so many levels....Jeez... I won't even post the article. You can read all about it here . Read Full Story

The arrest and indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is becoming a tragic farce, with the transcripts of the wiretaps that are in the indictment showing a man completely unaware that there was anything wrong with his obviously corrupt behavior. But despite the fact that he has been indicted, Blagojevich will still be Governor and still, under Illinois Law, can appoint Obama’s successor. Blagojevich’s self-serving vanity means that despite the storm over his head, he may still try to appoint someone to the Senate seat that Barack Obama vacated. So there are various ideas about what can be done to prevent Blagojevich from filling ... Read Full Story

Rep Jack Franks (D-Woodstock) was a loyal follower of old King Rod Blagojevich way back in the early days of the Governor's takeover of the state government for his personal pleasure. And way back in 2003, King Rod asked those loyalists to submit the names of people to fill up porky seats in state government, with hefty salaries and even heftier perks - so Jack be nimble, and he tried to get some family members some nice jobs, sorta like the one Clown Prince Emil Jones ' wife got. Read Full Story