CHICAGO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., contends Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich may have sought revenge on him when he reneged on a 2002 contribution, sources say.
Jackson has told federal investigators looking into corruption allegations against the governor that after the congressman allegedly failed to deliver on a $25,000 re-election campaign contribution demand from Blagojevich, the governor exacted revenge by refusing to name Jackson's wife as Illinois state lottery director, sources told WLS-TV, Chicago.