DISQUS

Tweed · 11 months ago

59-0 can't be anything else

Chicago Cynic · 11 months ago

59-0

Ben S. · 11 months ago

0-1 no votes.

Levois · 11 months ago

DeLeo, yes or no?

Belle · 11 months ago

what did deleo say?

Skip · 11 months ago

deleo was yes

dave · 11 months ago

DeLeo said yes, just as everyone else has.

this voter will remember · 11 months ago

My bet is that "Hollywood Hendon' will vote to allow the Governor to keep his job.

wordslinger · 11 months ago

Jimmy D, couldn't get it out of your throat?

Ben S. · 11 months ago

40!!!

Windy City-zen · 11 months ago

59-0, easy

Fan of the Game · 11 months ago

Jacobs with the "Thumbs down" gesture!

JonShibleyFan · 11 months ago

"Jacobs with the “Thumbs down” gesture! "

Uncalled for.

foster brooks · 11 months ago

he gone!!!

312 · 11 months ago

Wow. Absolute Wow. Unanimous.
He was toast when Hendon voted yes.

Skip · 11 months ago

Look, the governor has only been out of office for a couple of minutes and already the senate is having technical difficulties.

:)

foster brooks · 11 months ago

now I have the pleasent job of removing his name from the welcome to il signs and take down the stupid patty wildflower signs also

DuPage Dave · 11 months ago

A great day for Illinois!! Let's all celebrate until Monday then get back to work. My sources say the budget is in a bit of a mess, for example. But now is the time to whoop and holler.

J28 · 11 months ago

When does Quinn take the oath of office?

Amy · 11 months ago

only in Illinois, they have to take the vote a second time. and now the tv feed is glitching.

deleo just said yes to he can't hold office again. at least this one was audible.

PPHS · 11 months ago

I am sitting in AZ. with a former staffer that is yelling "Your button is wired at the podium."

Nearly Normal · 11 months ago

Amazing.

All the best to new Governor Quinn.

Trent Green's Clipboard · 11 months ago

Best of luck to Governor Quinn.

NP · 11 months ago

Nice to see the Senate didn't wuss out like the electorate did and voted for Rich Whitney instead of impeachment.

Say WHAT? · 11 months ago

Welcome Governor Quinn!

Capitol View · 11 months ago

Add one more person to the unemployment ranks in Illinois.

I still recommend that the Chief Justice or the Senate President send a letter of recommendation to the Bar Association and the Administration of the Illinois Courts that RB also have his law license voided, for his contempt of the State Constitution and separation of powers.

Bill from Geneseo · 11 months ago

Rich, I will say it again and I sure many others thank you for the excellent coverage.

ThreeSheets · 11 months ago

Great. Another family without health insurance.

ivoted4judy · 11 months ago

I despised the Gov as much as anybody. However, I find this moment to be VERY UPSETTING, what a terrible process we have all gone thru.

32nd Ward Roscoe Village · 11 months ago

Private Citizen Blago said he was going for a run; did the security peel off when they got the news? Excellent coverage Rich!

Homer J. Simpson · 11 months ago

Yes, Thank you, Rick. Before CNN, SJ-R, ABC, or CSPAN, I came here and found what I needed.

cover · 11 months ago

Yes, Rich, thanks so much for your tireless efforts at keeping people properly informed.

Is the swearing-in ceremony for Gov. Quinn open to the public or being shown on the House web site?

56-0 · 11 months ago

Rich- Great work...Now for the trials:

Cellini, Blagojevich, Hurtgen maybe Kjellander?

Homer J. Simpson · 11 months ago

I know I typed Rich. My apologies.

Little Egypt · 11 months ago

Rich, go get an imPEACHtini and take the rest of the day off. Seriously dude, what you have done to inform this State of what has been going on for the last 6 years has been a herculean effort and one that is extremely appreciated.

Anonymous · 11 months ago

AMAZING HISTORY, WE NEED TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND WE NEED TO LOOK INTO ALL OF BLAGO'S APPOINTEES. NOW!

EarlyBird · 11 months ago

Thanks Rich! I hope you have a great evening, you deserve it!

Just Observing · 11 months ago

Can Blago collect unemployment???

Six Degrees of Separation · 11 months ago

You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn.

Thanks again for the forum, Rich. May the blessings of eighty black-eyed virgins....oh, never mind.

Little Egypt · 11 months ago

I think Rich also deserves a token of appreciation. Anyone want to collect money,I'll pitch in. It either needs to be smokable or drinkable though.

dupage dan · 11 months ago

We have more work to do. It is up to all of us in Illinois, citizens, state employees, elected officials to keep working on this. We have a right to clean government but it ain't gonna just come to us now that GovRod is gone.

soccermom · 11 months ago

what's happening with the swearing-in?

Six Degrees of Separation · 11 months ago

foster-

Save a few for your kids. someday they'll make a fortune on ebay.

Independent · 11 months ago

Best of wishes to Gov. Quinn. As bad as Rod was he did serve as a counterweight to the Daley/Madigan wing of the party. I hope Quinn has the nerve to stand up to them when he believes they are wrong.

All in all it was a good day for Rod. He knew he would be impeached and probably knows he's headed for prison. His national media blitz was all about post-incarceration employment. Enough national media see Rod as this lovable, wacky guy to give him talk show opportunities. While in jail he'll have plenty of time to write a book. We're far from seeing the last of him.

ZC · 11 months ago

Thanks Rich!

Say WHAT? · 11 months ago

Rich, Thank you for covering history so extremely well, and everything else in Illinois for that matter. When constituents call here yelling I am informed. CapFax even helps me in serving and answering questions. For this staffer you and Capitol Fax are invaluable. Kudos!

jaundiced eye · 11 months ago

Congratulations on the best, most informed and up to the minute coverage of the proceedings. TV anchors/reporters were pathetic. Somebody should tell Linda Yu that Sen. Emil Jones is not the former Senate President ... oh well, it makes you miss the WGN anchor and her Pate Phillips mispronunciation. Rev. Meeks was in superb form, verbally and sartorially. Again, thanks Rich.

"low level paper pusher" · 11 months ago

I guess my memory of this administration will boil down to an e mail conversation I had with one of the governor's spin sisters I know in 2005 when they voted to skip the pension payments to balance the budget.

I said I did not think it was a good idea policy wise or for the Democratic Party and laid out several reasons for this.

Said Spin Sister made some comment and then concluded by stating that, being as a good Democrat, I should blame the whole thing on Tom Cross and Frank Watson.

I was going to write back that, well, this Democrat could think for himself, thank you very much, but I didn't bother. If I had any doubts about the administration before that, I certainly didn't after and I kept my distance from anyone associated with the administration.

wndycty · 11 months ago

NBC5 just reported that Rod's security detail has left his house. I just saw it on TV and the media mobbed them as they were walking to their cars.

Not From Here · 11 months ago

What happens now to Blago's war chest?

Moderate Repub · 11 months ago

HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HAL-LA-LU-JAH!!

You Go Boy · 11 months ago

59-0 Finally a righteous move.

Loop Lady · 11 months ago

God bless Pat Quinn...the Blago era is officially over!

Toast Man · 11 months ago

At least I got a buy-out package. He, He, He!

Justice · 11 months ago

Cabs, long drives, the L, paying for his own lunch, looking over his shoulder for feds coming to serve indictments and arrest him again. It's a great day in Illinois!!

confused · 11 months ago

=== God bless Pat Quinn...the Blago era is officially over ===

Wasn't Pat Quinn Blgojevich's Lt and running mate in 2002 & 2006?

Boone Logan Square · 11 months ago

It is done. What do those racist speculators who thought the vote would not be unanimous say now?

Jake from Elwood · 11 months ago

This is somewhat surreal. Who's gonna drive him home tonight?

PPHS · 11 months ago

No, Rod cannot apply for unemployment. The staff can. And maybe Patty.

Levois · 11 months ago

I wish that I was either a professional videographer or photographer right about now. :(

Huh? · 11 months ago

There is an old saying about a politician being so bad that they can't get elected dog catcher.

blago is so bad that he can't ever hold elective office in Illinois - even dog catcher.

Mild Mannered Meeks · 11 months ago

What a train wreck outside Blago Manor with all the press. It is sureal

piper · 11 months ago

I hope this is the beginning of true bipartisanship in IL.-

BIG R.PH. · 11 months ago

Rich:

Thanks for your excellent coverage!

The gravy train is over you'll have to go back to earning your $$'s.

Steve · 11 months ago

Rich, as many others have said, thanks for all you do to keep us informed...not only during this time when the nation focused on Illinois politics, but week by week, year in and out. This blog is a great resource for citizens who care about how their government is run. Thank you.