Blagojevich Book Brouhaha

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 5, 2009 5:00PM

When former governor Rod Blagojevich announced earlier this week that he had signed a six-figure book deal, we all sighed in exasperation. And while it's frustrating to see our friends and family get laid off left and right while Blago benefits from his shenanigans, there's not a whole hell of a lot we can do about it. As we mentioned in our previous post, Illinois repealed its "Son of Sam" law back in 1992, meaning he's free to profit from the book. Also, there's the fact that, while he's been booted from Springfield, he actually hasn't been convicted of anything yet. We still haven't come across any sort of federal law that would prevent him from profiting. We're still in touch with the Chicagoist Legal Counsel but like it or not, Blago does stand to make some cash. Unless, that is, if state Rep. Jack Franks has anything to do with it. He's introduced a bill similar to the old "Son of Sam" law but specifically aimed at government officials, preventing them from profiting on their story.