After weeks of accusations, allegations and denials, only a few words were needed by front pages in Illinois to report on the fate of Rod Blagojevich.
"Thrown Out," the Northwest Herald of Crystal Lake said after the Illinois Senate voted 59-0 to impeach the embattled governor.
"He's Gone," The State Journal Register said from Springfield. The state capital newspaper noted that Blagojevich, accused of trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat once held by Barack Obama, was the first Illinois governor to be tossed from office. "Ousted," proclaimed the Daily Herald of suburban Chicago.
From "Bye-Bye Blago" to "Game Over" to "Blag-Gone," Illinois newspaper headlines reflected the gritty style of the state's first Democratic governor in 25 years. The Chicago Sun-Times quoted Blagojevich, the son of a transit ticket taker: "Sorry for what?"
The Chicago Tribune looked forward with a quote from Patrick Quinn, the No. 2 who immediately was sworn in as governor: "The ordeal is over."
The headline on the Southtown Star front page in Tinley Park was just a hair too cute, but it did sum up the news: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow."
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