Governor Quinn says this is a sad day for his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich.  But when Quinn looks at the state of the state now, he says it's in a much better place than it was three years ago. 

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Governor Quinn acknowledges justice was served the day Blagojevich was convicted.

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Quinn says he wishes all the best to Blagojevich, who's heading to federal prison in Colorado today.  Blagojevich has been found guilty of 19 charges of corruption, including lying to the federal government and trying to sell President Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.