Illinois State Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) said last week that the Senate
Democrats will seek “feedback” from the Senate Republicans before making final decisions on new rules for the
Governor Rod Blagojevich was pure defiance last week after the House voted 114-1
to impeach him.
Blagojevich said he expected the impeachment because the House has been fighting
“It’s tough to scream ‘witch hunt’ when your client is riding a broom,” cracked one Statehouse reporter the other day after Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s defens
From the very beginning, Gov. Rod Blagojevich sought to centralize the operation
of state government as much as possible in his office. A cadre of deputy
governors have overseen daily agency operati
I spent a few hours last week re-reading the federal criminal complaint against
Gov. Rod Blagojevich and chief of staff John Harris. As I did, one image kept
coming to mind over and over
Enough, already.
The Illinois General Assembly is planning to return to Springfield next week.
The idea is to change state law so that Gov. Rod Blagojevich cannot appoint
Barack
The historical significance of last week’s votes to elect a new Senate president and a new Senate Republican leader is
difficult to overstate.
For starters, replacing both chamber leaders at o
I was interviewed the other day by National Public Radio about the “campaign” to fill president-elect Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat. Most of what I said was left on the cutting-roo
Two groups, one pro-choice and the other pro-life, are doing their best to bend
the Illinois Statehouse to their respective wills.
State Rep. Ruth Munson (R-Elgin) was defeated last week by D
Yet another bizarre year of Illinois politics has been
duly capped by Gov. Rod Blagojevich's recent stated opposition to a
constitutional convention.
Only in Illinois, perhaps, could voter