The U.S. Department of Justice sent the last governor of Illinois, George Ryan, to prison. And now it’s making a case against the incumbent, Rod Blagojevich. The department might consider opening an office in the governor’s suite from now on.
Anyway, in reading Blagojevich’s official governor’s page and in visiting the website of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, I noted the striking similarity between the official seals of the sovereign state and the federal department (click for larger images).
Well, the left-facing eagles, the shields of Union, and the olive branches are the same, anyway. For what it’s worth, the Justice Department seal apparently predates the current version of the Illinois seal by about 20 years. The histories are here:
Seal of the State of Illinois
DOJ Seal: History and Motto
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I just heard the Sun Times is printing an Extra! Extra!. Congratulations local newsies.
The only news that would be sweeter to the Trib than this would be word that Sam Zell had been set adrift on a plank in the lake. Bye, Sam! Some things are too good to be true.
I like the plank in the lake but an ice flow on the ocean might be better.