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A tough way to bat .400 for governors of this state; 4 of its 10 past leaders went to prison, so better keep yer nose clean, J.B. Pritzker Illinois $400 J POLITICAL OOPSIES 2024-12-11 #9223
Since 1973 4 governors of this Midwest state have done time in prison, including George Ryan & Rod Blagojevich Illinois $200 J GOVERNORS 2022-07-29 #8695
In a 2009 impeachment trial, this state's Senate voted 59-0 to convict Governor Rod Blagojevich Illinois $800 DJ IT'S ALL POLITICS 2013-11-11 #6706
Before he ran for president, Adlai Stevenson served a term as governor of this state Illinois $1,000 J GOVERNORS 2010-03-09 #5872
(I'm CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien.) Barack Obama can claim favorite son status all over the country; born in Hawaii, he went to college in New York & then moved to this state as a community organizer Illinois $400 DJ POLITICS 2008-10-27 #5551
Dick Durbin & the guy seenhereare this state's senators Illinois $200 J POLITICOS BY STATE 2007-10-18 #5314
Peter Roskam won the seat held for 32 years by this state's Henry Hyde Illinois $1,000 J NEW FACES IN THE 110th CONGRESS 2007-05-22 #5237
Judy Biggert represents this state's 13th District, which includes parts of DuPage, Will & Cook counties Illinois $800 DJ THE WOMEN OF CONGRESS 2004-09-29 #4613
Adlai Stevenson Illinois $2,000 DJ FORMER STATE GOVERNORS 2003-11-07 #4410
In 1960 Richard Daley's political machine gave JFK a narrow, disputed win in this state Illinois $100 J ELECTION DAY 2000-11-07 #3722
In 1970 Adlai E. Stevenson III won this state's Senate seat vacated by Everett Dirksen Illinois $600 DJ DEMOCRATS 1995-01-16 #2391
When first elected in 1958, this state's Dan Rostenkowski was the youngest member of Congress at 31 Illinois DD $2,000 DJ POLITICIANS 1994-02-21 #2186
Carol Moseley Braun of this state became the first African-American woman elected to the Senate Illinois DD $3,000 DJ ELECTION '92 1993-02-19 #1955
James Thompson, who left office in January 1991, was this state's governor for 14 years, longer than anyone Illinois $600 DJ GOVERNMENT & POLITICS 1991-09-11 #1613
The House Minority Leader is Congressman Robert Michel of this state Illinois $1,000 DJ REPUBLICANS 1988-07-08 #905
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