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A millionaire power broker who was to go to trial on corruption charges alongside ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was dropped Monday from the list of defendants.
Illinois lawmakers have approved the state's first limits on the size of political contributions — one of the highest-profile ethics proposals since former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (blah-GOY'-uh-viches) impeachment.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who succeeded ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich in January, has formally declared his run for a full term.
A former chief of staff and longtime friend of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooperate with federal prosecutors in their corruption case against the former governor.
Out of work since he was impeached by Illinois lawmakers, Rod Blagojevich is taking his job search to TV's toughest boss — Donald Trump.
The House ethics committee said Wednesday it will put off for now an expanded investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or his representatives tried to buy President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.
To hear ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tell it, his war with federal prosecutors now has a casualty.
In a Sept. 14 story about the death of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief fundraiser, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Christopher Kelly died on the day he was to report to prison. He was to report on Friday, Sept. 18, not Friday, Sept. 11.
The investigation into the death of the former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich intensified on Sunday as medical examiners completed an autopsy and detectives looked into whether drugs found in the trusted aide's vehicle might have factored into his death.
Among the corruption charges faced by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is a statute of just 28 words with enough pop to send big names to prison for corruption, but it's under attack by those who consider it vague and unfair.
Police in a Chicago suburb say that a former fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich committed suicide.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that statements he made on secret FBI wiretap tapes were taken out of context by prosecutors and that he might try to call senators and a top White House official as witnesses at his racketeering and fraud trial to back his version of events.
The brother of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he isn't a criminal and the federal wire fraud charges against him are unfair.
Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says in a new book that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel wanted his help in arranging to leave the Obama administration after two years to reclaim his seat in Congress.
ABC says Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich), the indicted former governor of Illinois, will be a guest next month on "The View." He'll be joined by his wife, Patti.
The sprawling suburban Chicago mansion of a convicted fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been sold for $2.8 million.
A political rookie who was a top aide to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Monday that she intends to run for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.
A federal judge says he'll largely turn down media requests for access to sealed documents in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (blah-GOY'-uh-vich-is) political corruption case.
Republican Rep. Mark Kirk will announce Monday he's running for the Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama that has been mired in controversy since Illinois' former governor was accused of trying to sell it, an Illinois Republican told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich seemed to doom his Senate tenure from the start, will not run for a full Senate term in 2010. The move increases Democrats' chances of holding on to the former Senate seat of President Barack Obama.
A former chief of staff to Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to use President Barack Obama's Senate seat as leverage to get the then-governor into a high-paying job.
A doctor who became tangled in the corruption investigation of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hiding $3 million in income from a tax collector.
Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Friday she has signed a bill pushed by Democrats after the Rod Blagojevich scandal that strips her of the power to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat and instead requires a special election.
Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's former chief fundraiser was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for hiding the use of his company's money to pay thousands of dollars in gambling debts and other expenses.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been rejected by the people of his state, bounced out of office by legislators and indicted by federal prosecutors. But in the world of entertainment, he's a hit.
Exclusive Extended Rod Blagojevich Interview on The Daily ShowDid you get to watch Captain Blago on the The Daily Show last night? Well, what was shown on air was only scratching the surface at what was actually filmed.
Prostitution is like politics, says former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to sex industry bigsFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is facing charges of peddling Barack Obama's Senate seat. But he has the support of America's top flesh-peddlers.
Christopher Kelly spoke to cop before he died: Country Club Hills mayorKelly was Blagojevich's "go-to guy" who once masterminded the ex-governor's lucrative campaign fund.
Blagojevich Says Emanuel Wanted to Reclaim House Seat Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich writes in a new book that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel wanted a "placeholder" put in the Chicago congressional seat he vacated so he could reclaim it in 2010.
Illinois pollution enforcement hampered by politics Toxic sludge oozed out of rusty barrels, soaked through cardboard boxes and spilled over frothy vats inside a west suburban warehouse raided by state inspectors in January 2008.
Sitting duck? Palin wins dubious honorThe National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers.
Gail Collins - Op-Ed Columnist - The Love Party On behalf of the people of Illinois and New York, I'd like to thank South Carolina for giving us Mark ("I've been unfaithful to my wife") Sanford. Finally, a governor who's weirder than Rod Blagojevich and less responsible than Eliot Spitzer.
It used to be that with Fox News crossed over the line from obvioiusly-biased-news-coverage to outright-propaganda that the folks over at Media Matters would post a scathing condemnation of the nutoriously right-wing network.
Blago talked to Durbin about SenateJust two weeks before his arrest on corruption charges, then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich floated a plan to nominate to the U.S.
Glass-house governance -- chicagotribune.comIllinois Politics are a lot like the Garth Brooks greatest hits CD (can't list them all because of space, so here's a few...)
Pay To Play: Roland Burris (D-IL) Caught On Tape Offering a Check For BlagojevichA transcript of a secretly recorded phone call between the brother of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Sen.
Ex South Korean President Roh Moo hyun Takes Political Suicide To New HeightsEx South Korean President Roh Moo hyun, caught up in an apparent Six Million Dollar bribe scandal, has taken the term "political suicide" to new heights...
Patti Blagojevich: I'll do reality TV for my familyThough a judge ruled that former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich cannot appear on a reality-TV program, viewers will get the next-best thing: His wife Patti will be one of the contestants on "I'm a Celebrity ...
Blagojevich ex-chief of staff pleads not guiltyProsecutors say they expect the former Illinois governor's chief-of-staff to make a deal and take the stand as a government witness if the case goes to trial.
3 more not guilty pleas in Blagojevich caseOusted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's former chief of staff has pleaded not guilty to scheming with his boss to sell President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.
Blagojevich pleads not guilty at arraignmentThe former Illinois governor has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges that accuse him -- among other things -- of trying to sell President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.
President Obama's Chief of Staff, former Chicago-area Democrat Congressman and Clinton-aide, Rahm "Dead Fish" Emanuel, has been confirmed to be the mysterious, "Congressman A," who was targeted by an alleged extortion plan described in the indictment against former Democrat Illin …
Federal grand jury indicts Rod BlagojevichOusted Gov. Rod Blagojevich was indicted Thursday on charges of trying to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat along with new corruption allegations that he tried to extort a congressman.
Deadline Near, Indictment Imminent for BlagojevichCHICAGO (AP) -- An indictment is expected as early as Thursday charging ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with presiding over state government awash in political corruption. The indictment U.S. Attorney Patrick J.
Indictment imminent for BlagojevichAn indictment is expected as early as Thursday charging ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with presiding over state government awash in political corruption.
Congress mulls elections to fill Senate vacanciesFollowing tumultuous turnovers in Illinois and New York, lawmakers on Wednesday asked whether it was time to change the Constitution so that voters, and not state governors, can pick replacements.
Publicist: Ousted Illinois governor to write bookA publicist for Rod Blagojevich says the former Illinois governor plans to write a book "exposing the dark side of politics." Glenn Selig says Blagojevich signed a six-figure deal Monday.
Top Ten Earmarks for Progressive Liberal Lefties200,000 dollars to off Rush.
By now, most of us know who Roland Burris is - the Illinois Senator appointed to President Obama's old seat by the disgraced, former Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich.
Burris' son got state job from Blago The son of embattled Sen. Roland Burris is a federal tax deadbeat who landed a $75,000-a-year state job under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich five months ago, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.
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