Pat Quinn (R), former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, takes the oath of office of Governor given by Appellate Judge Anne Burke (L) while son Pat Quinn IV looks on during a swearing-in ceremony in the House chambers at the state capitol in Springfield, Illinois January 29, 2009. Blagojevich was convicted of impeachment charges and removed from office on Thursday, eight weeks after he was arrested on charges of trying to sell the US Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. The Illinois Senate, acting as a jury, voted 59-0 to oust the two-term Democrat immediately. The decision came after Blagojevich made a passionate 11th-hour plea to the body, begging the senators to reconsider.[Agencies]