News

Illinois Issues wins national journalism honors

Features

Democracy by lottery
by Bethany Jaeger
Illinois is unique in how it selects the party that controls the political redistricting process.
Voters might want to play more of a role this time around.



The new economy
by Marcia Frellick
When the recession eases, Illioisans may find a different financial landscape

Opportunity knocks
by Joseph Ryan
Whether Illinois Republicans can capitalize on Democratic missteps remains to be seen

Also in the November issue...

Black says he won’t be back by Kurt Erickson
After nearly a quarter century as one of the General Assembly’s most colorful and quotable characters,
Bill Black is moing on.

Fast tracks by Mike Ramsey
Is trouble around the bend for high-speed rail in Illinois? Probably, but passenger train advocates finally get their day – and dollars.

Departments

Editor's Note
by Dana Heupel, Executive Editor
Groundbreaking broadcaster signs off

State of the State
by Bethany Jaeger, Statehouse Bureau Chief
New Corrections policies take aim at underlying causes of crimes

Ends and Means
by Charles N. Wheeler III, Columnist
Panel aims to free Illinoisans from poverty

News

The federal case against Rod Blagojevich, five others

The 75-page federal indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and five members of his inner circle details an extensive and long-term scheme that allegedly began in 2002, before Blagojevich took his oath of office in January 2003.

• News release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District
• Superseding indictment (pdf) and Fact sheet (pdf)

Past Blagojevich coverage

Rod Blagojevich’s indictment and arrest have recently made the former Illinois governor a household name across the nation, but Illinois Issues has been writing about him since he first ran for the state’s highest office in 2002.

Here are links to Illinois Issues articles, blog posts and an excerpt from Center Publications’ book, The Illinois Governors: Mostly Good and Competent, chronicling the rise and fall of this controversial public figure from his beginnings on the statewide stage to the present.