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Wednesday, March 09, 2011  Lawmakers: Illinois governor to abolish death penalty at signing ceremony in Capitol

Thursday, October 15, 2009  With one ex-Illinois governor in prison and another accused of corruption, the state Senate has decided to let voters chose whether they want the power to recall crooked governors in the future.

Thursday, April 02, 2009  Racketeering indictment against former Gov. Blagojevich all about money and lots of it

Thursday, January 29, 2009  Pat Quinn has been sworn in as Illinois' new governor.

Thursday, January 29, 2009  Blagojevich was ousted from office Thursday by the state Senate, which also voted to disqualify him from holding public office in Illinois in the future.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008  Illinois Gov. Rod Blagovich returned to work on Wednesday, a day after he was arrested and accused of scheming to enrich himself by selling President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.