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Plotting to obtain a personal benefit in exchange for his appointment to fill the vacant seat in the United States Senate.
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Plotting to award state financial help to Tribune Co. only if members of the Chicago Tribune editorial board were fired.
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Plotting to sign legislation related to the horse racing industry in exchange for campaign contributions.
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Plotting to award a tollway contract and expand a tollway project in exchange for campaign contributions.
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Plotting to release pediatric care reimbursements to Illinois doctors and hospitals in exchange for campaign contributions.
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Plotting to appoint someone to the Illinois Finance Authority in exchange for campaign contributions.
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Plotting to award state contracts in exchange for campaign contributions.
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Plotting to award permits and authorizations in exchange for campaign contributions.
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Refusing to recognize the authority of a legislative committee, disregarding the doctrine of separation of powers and violating the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act by unilaterally expanding a state program.
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Improperly procuring foreign flu vaccine that could not be brought into the United States.
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Creating the I-SaveRx program, which allowed Illinoisans to buy foreign medicine that may not comply with state pharmacy and drug laws.
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Setting up the Agency Efficiency Initiative, under which one state agency billed other agencies for poorly documented or nonexistent savings, circumventing the appropriations process.
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Violating state and federal law regarding the hiring and firing of government employees.
