Signs to be remodeled after Blagojevich's impeachment

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Blagojevich's name will be removed from the many signs in the state. He has his name plastered just about anywhere that can be thought of: from the signs that welcome people to Illinois; to the signs of the open toll roads in Chicago; to the state capitol; to the World Shooting Complex. Moments after the impeachment verdict was announced, Blagojevich's name and photograph were removed from the State Capitol. One worker was reported to having said, "Was that quick enough." The gold plaque bearing Blagojevich's name was removed and replaced with Pat Quinn's name as well as his photograph. According to Gov. Quinn, this will be one of the few places his name and image will be represented in the state. A decision was made to keep the governor's name off of most signs representing Illinois.

Blagojevich's name will be removed from the 68 welcome signs around the state. Instead of the governor's name welcoming people to Illinois, a message stating "From the people of Illinois" will greet all who enter our state. The cost will be a total of $6,500 and done during normal IDOT working hours. The estimated date of completion is Friday, Feb. 6. No overtime will be used to replace the signs. Patty Blagojevich's name will also be removed as workers come across it.

The open toll roads, such as I-88 and I-355, will be a bit more costly. It is estimated that it will cost a total of $15,000 to replace the signs. Currently, the signs state "Open-road-tolling Rod R. Blagojevich" and they will be replaced with signs that simply read "Open-Road-Tolling." The 32 signs were erected in 2004, at a cost of $480,000. It is vowed that no politicians name will be placed on those toll signs again.