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Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich is adjusting to a new lifestyle in prison, but he apparently hasn't lost his taste for political grandstanding.
More than three years after being arrested by federal agents while still serving his governor, Rod Blagojevich has reported to the FCI Englewood Correctional Center in Colorado for a 14-year prison sentence.
At 1 p.m. Chicago time Thursday, Rod Blagojevich will report to the FCI Englewood federal prison in Englewood, Colo., to begin serving his 14-year sentence.
A Steger man who was drunk when he caused a crash that killed a 5-year-old boy has been sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison.
A special committee meets Thursday to decide where to put a transgender inmate.
Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich has won an extra 30 days before he will have to report to prison.
When Rod Blagojevich put his Ravesnwood Manor home on the market, the 3,800 square foot home was described as being "built like a fortress." So is a federal prison.
Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday will have to tell the court where he wants to spend his 14 years behind bars.
The two young daughters of deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich are certain to encounter difficulty as they experience life with their father in prison, an expert says.
The countdown is on until deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich has to report to prison.
A local T-shirt company is finding the humor in the sentencing for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
CBS 2's Walter Jacobson feels terrible for members of Rod Blagojevich's family as they await the details of what is expected to be a long prison term for the former governor.
A fundraiser will be held in Woodstock Saturday for a unique organization that helps families with relatives in prison.
Former Chicago alderman and political powerbroker Edward Vrdolyak will be released from prison Thursday.
An Elmhurst man has been sentenced to nine-years in prison after pleading guilty to his sixth drunk driving violation.
A Streamwood woman was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Wednesday for using her car as a weapon to kill a 17-year-old boy over a dispute with her son.
Shawn Gaston, 22, was convicted of first-degree murder in September in the drive-by shooting death of Officer Alejandro "Alex" Valadez on June 1, 2009.
A group of Chicago aldermen and a Cook County commissioner said Thursday that they want to lessen the penalty for people arrested with small amounts of marijuana.
Narcisco Gatica gunned down Francisco Valencia, 21, and injured Valencia's friend after he and others were asked to leave a Halloween party two years ago.
The Chicago-based John Howard Association prison watchdog group says the Menard Correctional Center downstate is becoming increasingly dangerous.
A man who went on a violent crime spree in southern Cook County and neighboring communities last spring has been sentenced to natural life.
Media mogul Conrad Black has reported back to prison, and will be there for the next 13 months to serve out his sentence for defrauding investors.
Thousands of state employees could be facing the prospect of layoffs as Gov. Pat Quinn seeks to make "reductions" to deal with a massive budget deficit.
