Illinois Admissions Scandal Linked to Blagojevich

Brace yourself from some disturbing news out of the Windy City. The Chicago Tribune has uncovered an e-mail showing that seats in University of Illinois law school classrooms have been up for grabs for those with political influence:

In one e-mail exchange, University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman forced the law school to admit an unqualified applicant backed by then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich while seeking a promise from the governor's go-between that five law school graduates would get jobs. The applicant, a relative of deep-pocketed Blagojevich campaign donor Kerry Peck, appears to have been pushed by Trustee Lawrence Eppley, who often carried the governor's admissions requests.

Even more troubling, other evidence suggests that "[s]everal clouted students received full-ride scholarships."

Read the entire article at U of I jobs-for-entry scheme.