Posted on February 4, 2009 by Kari Andren
Illinois Legislature opens Wednesday amid ethics promises
By Kari Andren
POST-DISPATCH SPRINGFIELD BUREAU 02/03/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois General Assembly will return to the
capitol Wednesday for its first regular legislative session day under newly
installed Gov. Pat Quinn.
Topping the agenda for both lawmakers and the governor will be ethics
reform, in the wake of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment [...]
Filed under: News | Tagged: ethics, Gov. Pat Quinn, House Speaker Michael Madigan, reform commission, Senate President John Cullerton | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 15, 2009 by Kari Andren
Blagojevich gets cold shoulders from lawmakers during seating ceremony
By Kevin McDermott and Kari Andren
POST-DISPATCH SPRINGFIELD BUREAU 01/15/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday was greeted with deafening silence by a packed Illinois Senate chamber as he formally swore in the 59 state senators who will decide later this month whether to remove him [...]
Filed under: News | Tagged: Blagojevich, House, House Speaker Michael Madigan, impeachment, Rep. Deborah Mell, Senate, Senate President John Cullerton | Leave a Comment »
