The Governor is not going to roll over on this, and the feds can expect a battle as well. To quote Sean Connery in the movie the Untouchables: “It’s the Chicago Way.” Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan expressed disappointment.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS-tv) — The Illinois Supreme Court rejected an attempt to have Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared unfit to hold office on Wednesday.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan argued his legal and political troubles are keeping him from performing his duties, but the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the challenge without issuing further comment.
The latest development came just hours after Governor Blagojevich told reporters that he is “dying to talk” about the case against him.
The attorney general presented her case to the state’s highest court last Friday. On Wednesday, the justices wrote that Lisa Madigan’s “temporary restraining order and or preliminary injunction is denied”. There was no further comment by the court.
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