Blagojevich’s Release Is a Chance to Tackle Corruption in Illinois

Nobody in Illinois politics wants Rod Blagojevich around.Blagojevich has been shunned by fellow Democrats such as the current governor, J. B. Pritzker, who called President Donald Trump's decision to commute his sentence an “abuse” of the pardon power. And the reception from Republicans has been no warmer: Illinois House minority leader Jim Durkin called Trump's decision “disappointing,” echoing the sentiments of the many state Republicans who had previously pleaded with