January 09, 2009

Chicago Business News, Analysis & Articles | Illinois House impeaches Blagojevich | Crain's

Chicago Business News, Analysis & Articles Illinois House impeaches Blagojevich Crain's

The committee on Thursday unanimously recommended impeachment based on the criminal charges but other allegations as well — that Blagojevich expanded a health care program without proper authority, that he circumvented hiring laws to give jobs to political allies, that he spent millions of dollars on foreign flu vaccine that he knew wasn't needed and couldn't be brought into the country.