So you think you know your Illinois politics? From infamous shoeboxes to corruption and prison sentences, test your knowledge of former and current Illinois politicians and scandals.

1). What current Illinois State Treasurer is running for governor as a Republican?

2). Name two out of three former Illinois governors who have spent time in jail due to corruption from their time in office.

3). Former Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell collected and stored all of his $800,000 in bribe money in what?

4). Since 1901, how many Illinois governors have been Democrats?

5). What is Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s party affiliation?

6). What former president of the United States had his boyhood home in Illinois and what city was it?

7). How long has Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert been in the U.S. House of Representatives? What district does he represent?

8). What person running for governor as a Republican also ran for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Barack Obama in 2004?

Answers: 1.) Judy Baar Topinka, 2.) Otto Kerner, Jr., Daniel Walker, George H. Ryan, 3.) A shoebox, 4.) Eight out of 19 have been Democrat, 11 out of 19 have been Republican, 5.) Democrat, 6.) Ronald Reagan, Dixon, 7.) 20 years, 14th District , 8.) Jim Oberweis