 Sheila Simon will be sworn in Monday, along with Illinois Gov. Pat
Quinn. He'll be sworn in for his first full term as governor.
Quinn was lieutenant governor until January 2009. That's when he
took over from then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was removed from
office by lawmakers after his arrest on federal corruption charges.
The inauguration festivities will include the Inaugural Ball at
the Prairie Convention Center in Springfield.
Hundreds of friends and supporters hosted a send-off for Simon in
Carbondale on Friday evening. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan
reports Simon performed with her bluegrass band, called Loose
Gravel. Simon plays the banjo, bassoon and sings.
She is the daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon.
[Associated Press]
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