Summary
Rod R. Blagojevich is the 40th governor of Illinois. He was first elected in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006. Blagojevich was born in Chicago in 1956. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1979 and earned his law degree from Pepperdine in 1983. Prior to being elected governor, Blagojevich was a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996.
Rod R. Blagojevich is the 40th governor of Illinois. He was first elected in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006. Blagojevich was born in Chicago in 1956. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1979 and earned his law degree from Pepperdine in 1983. Prior to being elected governor, Blagojevich was a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996.
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Civil rights groups want consent searches banned
Associated Press WriterCivil rights groups on Thursday asked Gov. Rod Blagojevich to bar state police from conducting consent searches during traffic stops, citing four years of data that show minorities are searched more often than whites. In 2007, minorities underwent...Tags: Vehicles, Civil Rights, Government, Executive Branch, Transportation
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High cost of good intentions
Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced recently that he wants to give autistic children the most comprehensive health insurance coverage in the nation. If the legislature agrees to changes he wrote into a bill, state law will require companies that sell health...Tags: Illnesses, John Graham, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Mental Illness
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State shuts loan firm for alleged fraud
Illinois state authorities have shut down a Chicago mortgage company that allegedly issued more than $6.6 million in mortgages to home buyers based on false employment and income data. No one answered phone calls at First Chicago Mortgage Co., and its...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Mortgages, Government, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Executive Branch
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Study sees racial bias in traffic-stop searches
Chicago Tribune reportersCivil rights groups called Thursday for ending the state police practice of searching vehicles during routine traffic stops, citing new statistics that show black and Hispanic motorists are searched more often even though drugs or other illegal items turn...Tags: Vehicles, Chicago Police Department, Minority Groups, House, Civil Rights
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The story so far
JANUARY 2006: Gov. Rod Blagojevich initially promises $1 million to rebuild Pilgrim Baptist Church after devastating fire. Later, amid mounting church-state concerns, Blagojevich aides say money will go to church offices instead. MARCH 2008:...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Christianity, Baptist
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More concerns raised by agency move
A member of a state purchasing oversight panel is questioning the legality of the acquisition of a Harrisburg building by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The agency's Traffic Safety Division will be relocated to Harrisburg. Ed Bedore on...Tags: Transportation
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What's in the housing rescue for Illinois?
What the housing rescue bill means for Illinois is a matter of some debate. Many Republicans objected to a provision in the bill that would appropriate about $4 billion to communities to redevelop abandoned and foreclosed homes to make them more easy...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Foreclosures, Regional Authority
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School founder contradicts governor
The founder of a school that got $1 million in state assistance following a fire at a historic Chicago church is contradicting claims by the Blagojevich administration that the school got the money in a bureaucratic mistake. Elmira Mayes, the founder of...Tags: Lisa Madigan, Government, Executive Branch, Christianity, Baptist
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Clout Street: Politics Explained
Chicago Tribune political writerIn an election year dominated by the rallying cry of change, an unlikely coalition of some of the state's most powerful special interests will spend $3 million urging voters to stick with the status quo. The Alliance to Protect the Illinois...Tags: Michael Madigan, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Constitutional Issues, Political Systems
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3 northwest Illinois counties hit by storms are declared disaster areas
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Rod Blagojevich has declared three northwestern Illinois counties disaster areas after severe storms downed hundreds of trees, damaged structures and knocked out power to thousands. Bureau, Henry and Rock Island Counties each...Tags: Disasters
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