Ethics bill vetoed, sent back
Gov. Rod Blagojevich rejected ethics legislation Monday aimed at stopping him from taking millions of dollars in campaign contributions from state contractors, instead sending the bill back to lawmakers and...
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Open records advocate sees limits to transparency
Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan created the Public Access Bureau in 2004 -- a first-ever effort in Illinois to help the public get a clearer picture of how state and local...
Weak state laws let public officials stonewall citizens looking for information
Thom Rae wants to know why his town is spending $1 million to keep a second-run theater afloat. Kevin and Anne Barber want to know what happened to the principal...
Rezko ‘clout list’ outed
In the weeks and months after Gov. Rod Blagojevich took office, close adviser and fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko gave the administration the names of people he wanted to see get...
U.S. targets pharmacy cases
A federal influence-peddling probe into the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich has expanded to include allegations that a prominent Joliet pharmacist solicited campaign contributions in exchange for promises of regulatory...
State police probe donation to Blagojevich
State police say they are investigating an allegation that a major fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich sought a campaign donation in exchange for intervention in a state fraud probe. A...
Investigators: Politics plagued state fraud probe
A state Medicaid fraud probe into a major fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich was fraught with complaints from career investigators that they were hindered by political interference during their three-year...
How Illinois flu vaccine vanished in Pakistan
By fall 2005, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's well-publicized effort to import vaccines to Illinois amid a national flu scare had failed. Stymied by federal regulators who wouldn't allow the unapproved drugs...
Governor’s ally sought tollway contract
An Illinois doughnut mogul forged ties last year to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, through campaign donations and a real-estate deal involving the governor's wife, while seeking to expand his Dunkin' Donuts...
Governor’s ally sought tollway contract
An Illinois doughnut mogul forged ties last year to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, through campaign donations and a real-estate deal involving the governor's wife, while seeking to expand his Dunkin' Donuts...