As I had hoped, the Illinois Supreme Court has denied the request for relief filed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, and they will not be hearing any argument on the question of whether the Governor is too "disabled" to continue to serve.  The Court didn't even wait for the Governor to...

Normally, we might be talking about President-elect Barack Obama's news conference yesterday on energy and the environment....

Update: A consensus is brewing about Obama’s pending troubles - see here, here, here and here. Major Update Below! The big dominos seem to be falling already, less than a week from the news breaking.  I simply cannot fathom the damage Barack Obama and Rahm Emmanuel have done to their incoming...

Okay, now I’m mad. I live in Illinois, so Rod Blagojevich is my governor.  I’ve never been much of a fan of his, and I have considered him an embarrassment to the state for a long time.  He’s done a few good things for Illinois, has pissed off a lot of people, and has generally b...

Like every other politician in Illinois, Gov. Rod Blagojevich waited for Barack Obama's call this summer. He told colleagues that he expected a speaking role at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, a nice bit of payback for being the first governor to endorse the senator from Illinois in his......

The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) on bribery charges relating to the appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama turns what was already a difficult situation into one fraught with political peril....

President-elect Barack Obama announced yesterday that he will resign his Senate seat effective Sunday, leaving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) to choose from among a host of willing successors for the final two years of the Democrat's term....

Here are some Monday morning links, via the Journal Star: I have mixed feelings. I buy a lot of computer equipment at Retro-Tech, a companion business associated with Recycling for Illinois. Trouble is, the people who live next door in the Averyville neighborhood are sick of looking at used computer...