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| State Wants to Remove Patti Blagojevich Signs |
The Open Road Tolling signs touting the name of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich were promptly covered up after Blagojevich was removed from the governor's office. Now a state lawmaker says the former first lady's name should be given the same treatment.
IDOT estimates 50 signs bearing the name Patricia Blagojevich were placed along Illinois roadways. During her husband's first term, Patti Blagojevich encouraged a program to plant wildflowers along the roadways, which was a controversial move at the time given the state’s budget problems.
State Representative David Reis (R-Willow Hill) introduced House Resolution 128, which encourages IDOT to remove the signs at their own pace as they go about their normal spring and summer work.
Reis says the sign removal won't cost the state much, and believes it's important because that's what his constituents are concerned about. Reis says as a lawmaker, he talks about the cost of special elections, the cost of impeachment trials, and the state's budget deficit. But he says people in his district are still fed up with the former governor and don't want to be reminded of his tenure. Reis says after hearing a few comments like this, he drafted the resolution, which will be presented to a House Transportation committee Tuesday afternoon.
But this resolution (H.R. 128) might not have to pass. An IDOT spokeswoman says there were about 50 wildflower signs with Patti Blagojevich's name on them, but claims they were removed about a week after the former governor was removed from office.
(Illinois Radio Network) |
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| 03 09 09 by Newsroom |
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