The Welles Park Bulldog

The rise of Blago remembered

June 8, 2011

By Patrick Boylan

It is difficult to go through the day without hearing a report of the trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

A question that keeps coming up to The Bulldog, as he once represented the area in a number of capacities, is how did he get to become governor?

It is worth noting that Blago served an undistinguished term in the Illinois Statehouse and the US Congress for our neighborhood prior to becoming governor.

In this report by former Chicago Reader editor Whet Moser, Chicago Magazine looks back at the history of Blago.

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