Roland Burris
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Roland Wallace Burris is an American politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995 and as a United States senator from Illinois from 2009 until 2010. A member of
Official portrait, 2009
Roland Burris mausoleum in 2008
Burris, circa 1985
Burris speaking in 2009
Rod Blagojevich
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Rod R. Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich pr
Roland Burris
…an independent candidate in the 1995 Chicago mayoral election, losing to incumbent Richard M. Daley by a significant margin. In January 2009, Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed Burris to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama, who resigned to become president of the United States. The appointment was controversial…
Blagojevich in 2007
Blagojevich (left) with Emil Jones (center) and Jeffrey Schoenberg (right) at the Illinois Executive Mansion for a luncheon after Barack Obama launched his 2008 campaign in 2007.
Sign reading "Open Road Tolling Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor"
Blagojevich greeting President George W. Bush in 2005