A reporter in Chicago asked President-elect Barack Obama, "What's wrong with politics in Illinois?" ...more

December 15, 2008

In many ways, Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn and Attorney General Lisa Madigan couldn't be more different: He has carefully promoted his image as an outsider and reformer; she comes from a powerful political family. ...more

December 14, 2008

and long before Gov. Rod Blagojevich was accused of trying to sell a Senate seat to the highest bidder. ...more

December 14, 2008

A reporter in Chicago asked President-elect Barack Obama, "What's wrong with politics in Illinois?" ...more

December 14, 2008

If confirmed as attorney general, Eric Holder may have to consider removing himself from overseeing the Chicago corruption probe that ensnared Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, legal experts say. ...more

December 14, 2008

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich met with a renowned Chicago criminal lawyer Saturday as he weighed legal options for fighting a scandal that has left his career in tatters and disrupted President-elect Barack Obama's White House transition. ...more

December 14, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama this week coped with an unwelcome distraction in accusations against Illinois' governor but continued to make key appointments and make inauguration plans. ...more

December 13, 2008

CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday he didn't discuss his vacant Senate seat with disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich and said he's confident nobody on his staff did either. ...more

December 11, 2008

At moments like this, it's worth remembering that Illinois gave us both Abraham Lincoln and Al Capone. Plainly, some sort of karmic balance controls the destiny of that heartland state. For every inspiring leader that Illinois produces, it must also turn out a scoundrel or two - petty thieves in governmental office, egomaniacal monsters in corporate suites - who share an indifference to the idea of a public trust. ...more

December 11, 2008

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could still appoint someone to fill Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat despite charges that he tried to barter it away for cash or a plum job in what prosecutors call "a political corruption crime spree." ...more

December 10, 2008