Governor Blagojevich impeached

The Illinois Senate voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday, removing him from office and ceding the office to Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who was sworn in later that day.

Drs. Kent Redfield and Christopher Mooney, professors of political science at UIS, were quoted in an article about the governor's actions and his impeachment trial in a January 30, 2009, article that ran in the Christian Science Monitor.

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20090130-CSMonitor-Blagoimpeached.pdf

Campaign cash is important for political statewide elections

Lt. Governor Pat Quinn is looking ahead to a possible governor post in light of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's legal troubles, but his campaign funds rank low for a potential run in the 2010 election as compared to other statewide politicians.

Charles Wheeler, director of the Public Affairs Reporting program at UIS, says that money in the bank right now is certainly helpful to those looking to run for state office next year.
Wheeler was quoted in a January 22, 2009, article in the Chicago Tribune.

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20090122-ChiTrib-Quinncampaignfunds.pdf

UIS hosts economic outlook breakfast for Chamber

UIS hosted the annual economic outlook breakfast for the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, January 15, 2009. A UIS index was released at the breakfast and forecasts a rebound in the local economy this spring.

The meeting and the event's speaker, national economist Robert Genetski, were featured in a January 16, 2009, article by the State Journal-Register.

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20090116-SJR-Chamberbreakfast.pdf