Despite no charges yet filed, a federal probe into alleged hiring fraud under impeached ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich remains active, Gov. Quinn's office confirmed Monday.
The disclosure came after Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Hynes attacked Quinn for not adhering to his pledge to ''fumigate'' state government by purging the payroll of dozens of Blagojevich holdovers whose hiring records were subpoenaed by federal investigators since 2005.
The Chicago Sun-Times last week reported that at least 70 Blagojevich hires remain in their government jobs after having their personnel records subpoenaed.
All in that group had political sponsors, the Sun-Times reported, …
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