The Illinois House moved quickly Friday morning to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, voting within hours after debate began. The tally, not surprisingly, went overwhelmingly against the governor — 114 members voted for impeachment, while only one voted against. (Three were absent.)
With impeachment — the equivalent of an indictment — taken care of, the proceedings now move to the state Senate, which will conduct the actual trial.
The Chicago Tribune reports that a spokesman for Blagojevich says the governor has no plans to resign. He’ll be holding a news conference this afternoon.
This marks the first time in the state’ s history that a governor has been impeached.
