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Blagojevich was endorsed by many Democratic leaders (with the notable exception of Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who claimed it was a conflict of interest since her office was investigating him), [41] including then-Illinois Senator Barack Obama, who endorsed the governor in early 2005 and spoke on his behalf at the August 2006 Illinois State ...
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.
In this March 15, 2012 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich departs his Chicago home for Littleton, Colo., to begin his 14-year prison sentence on corruption charges. ©Charles Rex ...
In December 2008, then-Democratic Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were charged with corruption by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. As a result, Blagojevich was impeached by the Illinois General Assembly and removed from office by the Illinois Senate in January 2009.
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
Governor of Oklahoma Hobbs Act and Travel Act [10] Otto Kerner, Jr. Governor of Illinois Mail fraud and Travel Act [11] William Langer: Governor of North Dakota Conspiracy to defraud the United States [12] Richard W. Leche: Governor of Louisiana Mail fraud [13] Arch A. Moore, Jr. Governor of West Virginia Hobbs Act and mail fraud [14] John G ...
Under state law, it had a June 15 deadline to render an opinion on the Democratic governor's idea — but it's only advisory and the process wouldn't be affected if they don't issue one.
Illinois had the third most federal criminal convictions for public corruption between 1976 and 2012, behind New York and California. A study published by the University of Illinois Chicago in 2022 ranked Illinois as the second most corrupt state in the nation, with 4 out of the last 11 governors serving time in prison. [3]