Not even a smooth talker like former State Sen. Rickey Hendon can wiggle his way out of an IRS lien. more ›

ABC 7 political reporter Charles Thomas is reporting that State Sen. Rickey Hendon has resigned. The West side senator is one of the more colorful politicians in a city full of them. more ›

This morning Kevin posted video of Rickey Hendon shooting from the hip in explaining why he voted in favor of the civil union bill. This afternoon, we bring you the flip side of the coin of candidness. more ›

Given Hendon's loose cannon reputation, it was doubtful that the Chicago Coalition for Mayor ever seriously considered Hendon a viable candidate for mayor. Moreover, Hendon's announcement was curiously timed, coming one week after a federal grand jury sent out subpoenas looking into how dozens of state grants awarded for job training and educational programs, many of them sponsored by Hendon, were spent. more ›

One can only wonder what Hendon is calling a grand jury today after they subpoenaed records for dozens of state grants doled out to West side job training, after-school and other social service programs, some of which were sponsored by Hendon. more ›

Gov. Pat Quinn continued to make like Pontius Pilate and wash his hands of incendiary comments State Senator Rickey Hendon made about Bill Brady at a campaign rally Saturday. Hendon said of Brady, "I've never served with such an idiotic, racist, sexist, homophobic person in my life. " more ›

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may be having second thoughts about the choice to have Chicago's Black Sarah Palin introduce Quinn at a "get out the vote" rally on the city's West Side on Saturday. State Sen. Rickey Hendon used the opportunity not to talk up the man he was about to usher on stage, but rather to make personal attacks against Quinn's opponent and Hendon's fellow State Sen. Bill Brady. About Brady, Hendon certainly didn't hold back and said: more ›

Claiming he'll reopen Meigs Field on Day One in office and bring a riverboat casino to the city, State Sen, Rickey Hendon has announced he's running for Mayor, adding yet another name to a growing list of candidates. The best part of his announcement, though, comes from Fox: more ›

Like it or not, the Legacy of Blagojevich lives on in the state of Illinois in at least one way. A bill that would have limited the free RTA rides seniors now receive - one of Blago's last acts before getting the boot from Springfield - has fallen short in the state Senate. The Senate Executive Committee voted 7-6 against advancing the bill which would have set a threshold for seniors to receive free rides: single seniors who make less than $27,610 a year or couples who make less than $34,635 a year. more ›

In an about-face from his recent calls for Senator Burris to resign and for a special election to be held to fill the U.S. Senate seat, Governor Quinn today backed off of Burris and said the focus of Illinois should instead be on things like the economy. Said Quinn: more ›

Two hours after they reconvened, the state Senate is still deliberating. Sen. Hendon is rambling on about underwear for state prisoners. Makes sense to us... more ›

The long, arduous impeachment process has given way to a long, arduous deliberation in the state senate. Sen. Rickey Hendon (Chicago), who has voiced his opposition to the impeachment, requested the separation of the health care charges from the articles of impeachment, a motion that State Supreme Court Justice (and presiding trial judge) Thomas Fitzgerald denied. With that, Justice Fitzgerald left and allowed deliberations to begin. more ›

We've been keeping track of the Blagojevich impeachment trial and while it hasn't made for compelling viewing (how can they make such comedic transcripts boring?) we did get a kick out of the prosecution's cue cards for the transcripts. Such prudes, the government. Meanwhile, while the prosecution is currently reading off the transcripts and confirming with agents that it was, indeed, Blago on the tapes, it appears as if the Blago Tapes will actually be played for the Senate today and, we hope, for the rest of the world, too. It'll be the first chance for the public to hear the governor discuss certain pay-for-play schemes. more ›