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Executive Ethics Commission,
79

Executive Order No. 2003–10,
31
,
65

Exhibit 70,
83

extortion,
40
–
41
,
43
,
45
,
122
,
132
–
33
,
144
,
165
–
66
,
171
–
72
,
199n9

FamilyCare,
29
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30
,
49
–
59
,
75
–
76
,
116
,
149
,
167
,
201n32
; welfare fraud concerns,
50
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51

Fatovic, Clement,
192

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): arrest of Blagojevich,
1
–
2
,
121
; criminal complaint filed by,
22
,
42
–
43
; investigation initiated, 2003,
2
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3
; taped conversations,
40
–
41
,
42
,
44
,
47
,
113
–
14
.
See also
US Attorney's Office; wiretaps

federal stimulus funds,
117
,
119
–
20

Final Report of the Special Investigative Committee
,
83
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84
,
86

Finance Act,
155
–
56

Fitzgerald, Patrick,
70
,
71
,
73
–
74
,
113
,
116

Fitzgerald, Thomas,
95
,
112
,
116
,
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,
134
,
140
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41
,
151
,
158

flu vaccine purchase,
22
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26
,
29
,
49
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50
,
60
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62
,
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,
173
; defense's case,
73
,
84
,
87
; e-mail correspondence,
154
–
55

Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
22
–
24
,
61

Ford, Thomas,
5

Foster, William,
117

Franks, Jack,
8
–
9
,
24
,
26
,
39
,
47
; administrative charges and,
31
,
50
,
59
–
61
,
65
; at senate trial,
115
,
157
,
163

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),
55
–
56
,
62
,
76
,
116

Frerichs, Michael,
188

Friends of Blagojevich,
40
,
59
,
67
,
131
,
135

Fritchey, John,
3
,
9
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10
,
46
,
53
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54
,
81
,
164
; as committee monitor,
41
–
43

Frost, Wilson,
15

Fundraiser A,
135
–
36

gaming industry,
44
.
See also
horse-racing industry

Genson, Edward,
36
,
38
–
40
,
46
–
49
,
101
,
200n22
; administrative charges and,
51
,
53
,
58
–
59
; defense commentary,
69
–
78
; misjudgment of Blagojevich,
82
–
83
; subpoena attempts,
69
–
70
; on wiretap procedures,
64

Gidwitz, Ron,
52
,
73

Gold, Brenda,
83

Gordon, Careen,
46
–
47

Gore, Al,
132

Goudie, Chuck,
7

governor, office of,
3

Governor's Office of Management and Budget (GOMB),
26
–
27

Grant, Cindy,
120
,
126
,
179

Greenlee, Robert (Deputy Governor A),
43
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44
,
126
,
128
–
29
,
136
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37

Haine, William,
119
,
134
–
35
,
182
–
83

Hannig, Gary,
115

Harmon, Don,
106
,
158
,
164
,
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,
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Harris, Clayton,
11
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12
,
152

Harris, John,
25
; arrest of,
11
; Obama senate replacement and,
42
,
125
–
27
; Tribune Company and,
41
,
128
–
30

Hastert, Denny,
11

Health Facilities Planning Board,
122
,
133
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34
,
167

Health Point,
45

hearsay,
47
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48
,
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72
,
75

Hecht, Tom,
52

Heiple, James D.,
4
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5
,
20
,
37
,
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71
,
73
,
74

Hendon, Rickey,
118
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20
,
134
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35
,
150
,
181

Highway Contractor 1,
84
,
135
,
136
,
137

hiring laws,
78
–
79
,
84

Hoffman, Jay,
148

Hoffman, Tamara Tanzillo,
53
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58
,
103

Holbrook, Thomas,
10

holdover leases,
31
,
65
–
66

Holland, Bill,
25
,
28
,
175
,
186
; at house investigation,
59
–
62
; at senate trial,
115
,
116
,
149
,
151
–
57

horse-racing industry,
43
–
44
,
84
,
122
,
138
–
40
,
166
,
171

Hospital Executive 1,
43
,
47

House Bill (HB) 824,
40
,
43
,
164
,
199n11

House Bill (HB) 4758,
44
,
138

House Bill (HB) 5331,
90
–
91

house impeachment investigation,
120
; administrative charges, part I,
49
–
62
; administrative charges, part II,
62
–
69
; committee monitors,
41
,
67
,
82
; committee rules,
36
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37
,
46
,
69
,
73
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75
,
109
; criminal charges,
36
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49
; cross-examination not allowed,
37
,
46
,
69
; defense,
69
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78
; due process,
35
,
36
,
39
,
47
–
48
; final proceedings,
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–
84
; final report,
83
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84
; first day,
33
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35
; governor's counsel,
36
,
38
–
40
; governor's right to participate,
34
,
35
; hearsay questioned,
47
–
48
; probable cause questioned,
46
–
48
; Speaker controls,
36
–
37
; subpoena power,
37
,
39
–
40
,
47
.
See also
senate impeachment trial

House Joint Resolution 040,
24

house prosecutor,
108
,
109
,
111
–
13
,
120
–
28

House Resolution (HR) 5,
109

House Resolution (HR) 394,
24

House Resolution (HR) 1644,
20
–
21

House Resolution (HR) 1650,
21
,
34

House Resolution (HR) 1671.
See
impeachment resolution (HR 1671)

Howard, Constance “Connie,”
101
,
102
,
115
,
116
,
146

Hynes, Dan,
163

Illinois Campaign for Political Reform,
67

Illinois Commerce Commission,
107

Illinois Constitution,
34
,
50
,
52
,
70
,
79
,
191
; cause for impeachment,
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4
,
20
,
35
,
38
,
48
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77
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88
,
120
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21
; constitutional oath,
89
; options during impeachment,
13
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15
; vagueness,
38
,
87
,
107

Illinois Court of Claims,
23
,
155
,
173

Illinois Department of Transportation,
83

Illinois Financial Authority (IFA),
40
,
41
,
45
,
84
,
122
,
128
,
130
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31
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143
,
166
,
199
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200n12

Illinois Gaming Board,
67

Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA),
52

Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act,
25

Illinois Procurement Code,
27
,
31
,
156

Illinois Property Asset Management (IPAM),
27
,
59
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60
,
156

Illinois Supreme Court,
109

Illinois Teachers Retirement System,
45
,
132
,
133
,
134
,
199n9

Illinois Tollway,
135
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36
,
165
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66

Illinois Works Coalition,
11

impeachment: cause for,
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4
,
20
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35
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38
,
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48
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62
,
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77
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21
; legal standard for,
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71
; as prerogative of the legislature,
4
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5
,
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50
,
108
,
191
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92
; purpose of,
121
; single article of impeachment,
118
,
119
,
120
,
181
; six days decision,
13
,
15
,
19
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20
; temporary leaving of office,
13
,
14
,
79
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80
.
See also
house impeachment investigation

impeachment resolution (HR 5),
109

impeachment resolution (HR 1671),
74
,
75
,
78
,
84
; adopted by House,
93
–
94
; criminal allegations,
87
; legislative record,
88
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89

Individual A,
135

I-SaveRx program,
9
,
23
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26
,
29
,
59
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61
,
84
,
114
,
153
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55
,
167
,
174
,
186

Jackson, Jesse, Jr.,
70

Jacobs, Mike,
142

Jarrett, Valerie,
69
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70
,
125

JER Partners,
45
,
133
,
145

Johnson, Andrew,
118

Johnston, John (Contributor 1),
137
,
138
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40
,
166

Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR),
29
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30
,
49
–
59
,
114
,
149
–
50
,
167
; Blagojevich's view,
173
; defense view of,
72
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74
,
77
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78

Jones, Emil,
10
,
14
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17
,
24
,
105
,
157
,
158
; Obama and,
165
; Republicans and,
119
,
147
; as senate president,
106
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7

Jones, John,
157

Judicial Watch,
62

Kasper, Michael,
96
,
113
,
120
,
123
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143
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45
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147
,
149
,
179

Keating, Jim,
8

Kelly, Chris,
45
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67
,
79
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84
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130
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132
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33
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144
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45
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148

Kelly, R.,
36

Kennedy, Edward,
38
,
174

Kiferbaum, Jacob,
133
,
134

Kirk, Mark,
117

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