From the Tribune:

April 16, 2008
Recall measure aimed at Blagojevich stalls in Senate
Posted by Jeffrey Meitrodt and Ray Long

The effort to let voters recall the governor and other state politicians stalled Wednesday at a Senate hearing that featured a lot of yelling.
The Democratic-controlled Senate Executive Committee put off taking a vote on recall after the House last week approved the proposed constitutional amendment in a symbolic show of no-confidence in Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Sen. Donne Trotter (D-Chicago), who called the recall idea "stupid" last week, grabbed the sponsorship but decided against asking the committee to vote on the measure Wednesday.
That drew a shouted response from Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock), the House recall sponsor. "By not calling it today, you are effectively killling it," Franks said.
The full Senate must approve the recall proposal by May 4 for it to appear on the November ballot.Earlier, Franks told senators the dysfunctional Blagojevich administration inspired the proposal.
"I wouldn't have drafted it if I thought things were going well," Franks said.
As lawmakers exchanged sharp comments, Senate Executive Committee Chairman Ira Silverstein hammered his gavel repeatedly as he tried to bring the boisterous hearing under control.
"We're senators here," said Silverstein (D-Chicago). "We're not kindergarteners here."
Senate President Emil Jones (D-Chicago) said he resented criticism from Franks and Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who suggested Senate Democrats were involved in shenanigans by trying to undermine the proposal. Jones said he expected an apology, telling Quinn the Senate "doesn't need" a lecture from him.
Quinn shot back that he had supported recall for decades.
Franks' proposal was tailored after the California system that elevated action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger to governor in 2003.