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Corruption in Illinois has been a problem from the earliest history of the state. [1] Electoral fraud in Illinois pre-dates the territory's admission to the Union in 1818. [ 2 ] Illinois had the third most federal criminal convictions for public corruption between 1976 and 2012, behind New York and California .
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]
The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, ... This page was last edited on 16 February 2025, at 16:17 (UTC).
"It's my honor to do it. ... conviction in Manhattan last year on 34 felonies of falsifying business records to conceal 2016 hush money payments. ... expressed frustration with the FBI over the ...
Rod R. Blagojevich (/ b l ə ˈ ɡ ɔɪ. ə v ɪ tʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", [2] [3] is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009.
A frame from an undercover video featuring then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan meeting with cooperating witness then-Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis on Oct. 26, 2018.
Joseph R. Burton Senator (R-KS) was convicted of accepting a $2,500 (equivalent to $84,778 in 2023) bribe (1904). [9]John Hipple Mitchell Senator (R-OR) was involved with the Oregon land fraud scandal, for which he was indicted and convicted while a sitting U.S. Senator (1905).
Superstar-turned-felon R. Kelly wouldn’t be eligible for release until 2066, a year shy of his 100th birthday, if a federal judge accepts prosecutors’ recommendations at his sentencing hearing ...