In a move that has probably fatally poisoned an already toxic Illinois Statehouse atmosphere, the wife of House Speaker Michael Madigan's chief of staff was fired from her state job.
The
newspaper headlines were just what Governor Rod Blagojevich wanted
last week.
In
state legislative politics, your word is supposed to be your bond,
but that doesn't always happen. Illinois legislators will often
tell one person one thing and tell another something completely
different. Rank-and-file legislators aren't completely trustworthy.
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