Rod Blagojevich was put in jail for trying to sell Barack Obama's senate seat. Dan Walker went to jail for bank fraud. Otto Kerner was convicted of bank fraud. George Ryan was convicted of selling state license plates.
Illinois has a history of political corruption, leading some to consider it one of the more corrupt states in the US. However, there are other states with similar challenges. Corruption exists in various forms across the country, and efforts to combat it are ongoing.
Illinois is one of 16 US States without term limits.
Illinois has never had a female governor.
Chicago is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. Cities do not have governors; only states have governors.
As of 01/09/2009, no Illinois governors have been positively discovered to have sold a senate seat. Although, that might change when the investigations of Rod Blagojevich have been finished.
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Helen W. Mumford has written: 'The French governors of Illinois, 1718-1765' -- subject(s): Governors, French, History
Bruce Rauner is the 42nd and current Governor of Illinois. He was elected in 2014 and assumed office on January 12, 2015.
Illinois has had four constitutions.
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The first four governors of New South Wales were:Arthur PhillipJohn HunterPhillip Gidley KingWilliam Bligh
No, neither President Obama nor Joe Biden were governors. Both were United States senators-- Obama from Illinois and Biden from Delaware.