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Kay: Impeachment Investigations Should Start In Veto Session
State Representative Candidate Dwight Kay is calling upon the Illinois House to launch the pre-investigative hearings for the impeachment of Governor Blagojevich and to finally introduce an impeachment resolution to start the formal process. Kay, who has been the leading proponent of impeachment hearings, says that Hoffman€™s close relationship as the Governor€™s legislative leader makes him incapable of representing local voters in the impeachment process.
posted on 13 Oct 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Kay: Governor should be impeached over FamilyCare 'fraud'
A Republican candidate for the Illinois House says the Blagojevich administration so badly "bungled" the expansion of a state-funded health care program that the governor should be impeached.
posted on 07 Oct 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Rezko Probably Talking
CHICAGO €” Federal prosecutors on Monday sent the strongest hint yet that convicted influence peddler Antoin €œTony€ Rezko is ready to spill his political secrets ... Speculation has simmered for weeks that the 53-year-old key fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. Barack Obama was whispering what he knows about corruption in Illinois government to federal prosecutors in hopes of getting a lighter sentence.
posted on 07 Oct 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Possible Evidence To Indict Gov. Blagojevich
CHICAGO (CBS 2) -- A source tells CBS 2 News Wednesday night that a team of federal agents believes it has the evidence needed to indict Governor Rod Blagojevich. Investigators believe they've established solid evidence of fraud and conspiracy.
WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore Reports.
posted on 29 Sep 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Rezko May Aid Probe of Blagojevich
Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a convicted influence peddler who was once one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's most trusted confidants, has met with federal prosecutors and is considering cooperating in the corruption probe of the governor's administration, sources told the Tribune.
posted on 29 Sep 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Indict or Impeach?
After what has happened in the last few days, it's more likely that Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be indicted or impeached or both.
posted on 29 Sep 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Jay Hoffman and Blagojevich: Two Peas in a Pod
"’I'm (Blagojevich's) advocate in the Illinois Legislature … and I'm not apologizing for any of that,’ said Hoffman.” -- Rep. Jay Hoffman
posted on 11 Sep 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
EDITORIAL: A governor's charade
The governor of Illinois has decided to veto the strongest campaign fundraising restrictions that state lawmakers ever have sent him.
posted on 26 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Blagojevich Vetoes Ethics Legislation
Gov. Rod Blagojevich rejected ethics legislation Monday aimed at stopping him from taking millions of dollars in campaign contributions from state contractors.
posted on 26 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Legislators bash Blago's ethics reform order
Cindi Canary, director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, says the executive order is weak because Mr. Blagojevich is in charge of policing himself and he can rescind the order at any time.
posted on 25 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Rezko sentencing delayed a month
CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge has delayed for a month the sentencing of convicted political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a former top adviser to Governor Rod Blagojevich.
posted on 21 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Illinois' First Lady Gets a Job
Patti Blagojevich is also a real estate agent, and she's handled several property deals with people who have state contracts or are political supporters of the governor. The Chicago Tribune has reported federal investigators are investigating her real estate deals and the first family's personal finances.
posted on 19 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Blagojevich overstepping his powers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has always played by his own rules: putting controversial programs into effect without legislative input, shuffling state budget money to fund his favored projects, yanking the Legislature back into session again and again. He's even refused to move into the Springfield mansion the taxpayers provide for him.
posted on 11 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
COLUMNIST: Blagojevich 'Can't Be Trusted'
One of the biggest challenges reporters have covering Gov. Blagojevich is they have to fact-check every word that comes out of his mouth. Way too often, Blagojevich ventures beyond the generally accepted boundaries of political spin into out-and-out lies and complete fabrications.
posted on 08 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Tribune: Blagojevich 'Too Busy Glad-Handing'
Even before lawmakers passed a bill designed to put the brakes on pay-to-play politics in Illinois, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared that it wasn't strong enough and hinted that he'd use his amendatory veto power to "improve" it rather than sign it into law. They passed it anyway. More than a month later, the governor hasn't gotten around to improving it. That's because he's too busy bopping around the state, at taxpayer expense, raking in the bucks at fundraising events that would be illegal under the bill he won't sign.
posted on 06 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Blagojevich Holds Up Illinois Ethics Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois' political reform movement, pushing for years against a stubbornly unreformed system, is one signature away from its biggest victory: a law to end a prevalent form of campaign donating that some say looks an awful lot like bribery.
The problem is, that one signature has to come from Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose campaign fund has benefited from the very practice that would be outlawed.
posted on 06 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Audits Raise Questions About Use of Taxpayer Money
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.---- State auditors questioned the use of taxpayer dollars under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration almost twice as many times as with his two predecessors combined, according to a review of Illinois audit reports.
posted on 04 Aug 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
State contractors continue contributing to Gov. Blagojevich
From the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform Blog ...
It is still business as usual for Gov. Blagojevich, the only statewide officeholder taking campaign contributions from companies with state-paid contracts awarded by his office or agencies under his control.
posted on 26 Jul 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Governor contradicted on $1 million 'mistake'
The confusing controversy over Gov. Rod Blagojevich's decision to give $1 million in state assistance following the Pilgrim Baptist Church fire has a new twist - the founder of the private Chicago school that got the money is contradicting the governor's statement about what happened.
posted on 24 Jul 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Blagojevich Cronies Dole out Bogus Taxpayer-Funded Grants
The state is squandering taxpayer money on dubious after-school grants, including many that rewarded one lawmaker's political supporters, a Tribune investigation found.
posted on 21 Jul 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
U.S. investigators interviewed Blagojevich on 'multiple occasions,' court document says
Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been interviewed multiple times by federal investigators looking into allegations that he and key members of his administration offered contracts and state work in exchange for campaign fundraising help, newly unsealed documents indicate.
posted on 17 Jul 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
GOV. BLAGOJEVICH: 'I have nothing to fear but the truth'
Governor Blagojevich gets cornered by the Illinois media and admits that he "has nothing to fear but the truth."
Click here to watch the video.
posted on 17 Jul 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Democrats memo outlines Blagojevich impeachment
House Speaker Michael Madigan is circulating a memo to legislative candidates spelling out how they can call for impeachment hearings for Gov. Rod Blagojevich - with talking points that compare corruption under the governor to a tumor that must be removed.
posted on 10 Jun 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com
Blagojevich impeachment talk could reheat this summer
SPRINGFIELD -- As the Legislative session ended Saturday, House Speaker Michael Madigan sent a clear message about all that's standing between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and impeachment proceedings.
posted on 16 Jul 2008 by ImpeachTheGov.com