Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
The Illinois House and Senate moved quickly to impeach the governor for abuse of power and corruption. On January 8, the Illinois House voted 114–1 (with three abstentions) to impeach Blagojevich.
21 Μαρ 2024 · CHICAGO — In a scathing and stinging decision – that was as much poetry as it was mockery – a federal judge denied former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s effort to overturn his...
3 Αυγ 2021 · Monday’s lawsuit argues the way legislators went about impeaching and ousting him was unconstitutional, including because he wasn’t allowed to call and question witnesses.
2 Αυγ 2021 · Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Illinois’ only governor to be impeached and removed from office, was back at the Dirksen federal courthouse on Monday, but this time it was on his own volition — rather than as a defendant in criminal proceedings.
17 Φεβ 2022 · The ex-con ex-governor is currently suing Illinois' General Assembly for blocking his ability to run for statewide office, which was a result of his 2009 impeachment.
NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern has the latest on Friday’s impeachment vote, and what Illinois lawmakers are saying about it.
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.
