* The Daily Herald has more on that poll I told you about yesterday…

Most Illinois residents believe the corruption allegations against impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich - that he schemed to sell off state business for personal profit in profanity-laced phone conversations - are nothing new to politics in their state, a recent poll finds.

The poll released Thursday by the watchdog Illinois Campaign for Political Reform also shows residents list state corruption as one of their top concerns, above even the tanking economy.

People are upset, said campaign deputy director David Morrison.

Of the 802 adults surveyed statewide, 61 percent said they were “extremely concerned” about state corruption compared to 50 percent for the economy and 45 percent for jobs.

Things are way out of whack if the majority of Illinoisans think Blagojevich’s extreme venality is common.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich took a taxpayer-funded flight to southern Illinois in November on the same day he raised $42,000 from contributors in the area, including the family of a man he had recently appointed to a university board, records show.

* You can see all the poll results by clicking here.

* Here is a brief summary from the SJ-R…

*58 percent of respondents think that the charges of corruption against Gov. Blagojevich are common for Illinois public officials.

*78 percent of respondents feel that Illinois is on the wrong track.

*49 percent of respondents feel that the legislature is doing a “poor” job, up from 26 percent in the spring.

*61 percent of respondents were “extremely” concerned about corruption in state government. That compares to 50 percent “extremely” concerned about the economy, 46 percent “extremely” concerned about the budget and 45 percent “extremely” concerned about jobs.

*More than 70 percent of respondents supported various kinds of limits on political contributions, ranging from barring corporate and union contributions to limiting the money legislative leaders can give to their candidates.

*89 percent of respondents said that their legislator’s support of a law reducing the influence of money in politics would be an important factor in their decision to re-elect that legislator.

*88 percent of respondents support the creation of a new agency to enforce campaign finance laws in Illinois.

That last question is a bit curious. Are the goo-goos gonna push for their own state agency? Everybody wants a pension these days.

Discuss.