The Illinois Senate approved a state ethics bill Monday in a special session by a 55-0 vote. Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s proposed changes were denied just days after U.S. Sen. Barack Obama called Senate President Emil Jones and urged the Senate to take up the Bill. Ray Long at the Tribune has more. Also, you can read the SJ-R’s account here.
A man was arrested Tuesday morning after approaching Obama’s home in Chicago. The Sun-Times reported that there was no indication the man had any weapons.
Blagojevich said Monday he couldn’t explain how his campaign still held onto to a $65,000 donation from convicted felon Ali D. Ata. The governor said he “didn’t pay attention,” according to the Sun-Times.
Bill Daley, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s brother, responded a day after he was featured in an attack ad from U.S. Sen. John McCain. Daley said the ad came different John McCain, not the one “people respected for so many years in Washington.” The Sun-Times has more.
