More on Illinois Governors and Prison...

Apparently, the current and immediately former governors of the state of Illinois are not the only state governors to face or go to prison!

Here's some information about the three former Illinois governors who have gone to prison in the past 35 years.

-- Otto Kerner, a Democrat who was governor from 1961 to 1968, served less than a year of a three-year sentence after his 1973 conviction on bribery, tax evasion and other counts. He was convicted of arranging favorable horse racing dates as governor in return for getting horse racing association stock at reduced prices. Kerner died in 1976.

-- Dan Walker, a Democrat who was governor from 1973 to 1977, served 1 1/2 years of a seven-year sentence after pleading guilty in 1987 to bank fraud, misapplication of funds and perjury. The charges were not related to his service as governor.

-- George Ryan, a Republican who was governor from 1999 to 2003, was convicted of corruption in 2006 for steering state contracts and leases to political insiders while he was Illinois' secretary of state and then governor. He's serving a 6 1/2-year prison term.

In addition, William Stratton, governor from 1953-1961, was later indicted but was acquitted on charges of income tax evasion.

Jeez! What IS wrong with this state? Is it the job? The fact that Illinois was home to some notorious crime lords, such as Al Capone? I dunno, but I hope they get their act together soon and elect someone who's actually NOT crooked!