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The Illinois House would decide whether to impeach after the committee completed its review. The Illinois Senate would then have a trial to remove the Governor from office. [75] Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie was the chairperson of the Special Committee on Impeachment. [82] [110]
A trial was set for June 3, 2010, [109] and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald spoke out on the charges, [110] characterizing Blagojevich's actions as trying to auction the open seat off to "the highest bidder". The Illinois House and Senate moved quickly to impeach the governor for abuse of power and corruption.
Pritzker was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 19, 1965.He is the son of Donald Pritzker and Sue Pritzker (née Sandel). [7] [4] A member of the Pritzker family, a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent [8] prominent in business and philanthropy during the late 20th century, [9] [10] Pritzker is named after both of his paternal uncles, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker, and called "JB" for ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pardoning Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020.
(The Center Square) – A defense attorney has presented a statement in lieu of testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Lari ...
George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934) is an American former politician who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1991. He was later convicted of federal racketeering ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is the latest in a long line of state politicians to go on trial for alleged corruption. ... politicians to go on trial for alleged ...
The most recent impeachment of a state governor occurred on January 14, 2009, when the Illinois House of Representatives voted 117–1 to impeach Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges; [195] he was subsequently removed from office and barred from holding future office by the Illinois Senate on January 29.