Blagojevich To Teens: 'You Must Get Involved'
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich told hundreds of high school students on Saturday that they should get involved in politics, even though he hopes his own kids stay away from it.
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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich told hundreds of high school students on Saturday that they should get involved in politics, even though he hopes his own kids stay away from it.
A judge said Monday that he does not believe a motion by deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich to call off his retrial is serious, and so he declined to rule formally on it.
While tollway signs touting disgraced ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich came down two years ago, there's a push to outlaw such public promotion in the first place.
Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich hit the radio again this morning, for the first time since last year.
Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants a judge to cancel his retrial this spring and instead just sentence him right away on the conviction from his first trial.
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has dropped his request to travel to England for a speaking engagement before his retrial next month.
Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked a judge if he may leave the country before the start of his second trial next month.
The federal judge presiding over the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he won't release the names of the jurors until the day after the verdict in Blagojevich's second trial.
The federal judge presiding over the corruption case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has criticized the media for what he called "harassment" of jurors after Blagojevich's first trial.
A federal judge dropped two racketeering charges and a wire fraud count against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday, a day after prosecutors sought to have the charges dropped.
Federal prosecutors are moving for the dismissal of several charges against deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has filed a new motion seeking to toss out several corruption charges against him, based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the use of a federal anti-fraud law.
Attorneys for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich will ask a judge today to toss out FBI wiretap evidence in the governor's retrial, including the most infamous wiretap of all.
A new early-morning motion was filed today by attorneys for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich, asking to have a court-ordered seal on all evidence lifted.
Attorneys for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed another motion Monday in advance of his new trial – this latest one asking a judge to let them play around 100 excerpts of secret FBI recordings at the trial.
Attorneys for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed a motion early Tuesday morning, demanding the release of a recorded phone conversation when then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
A federal judge set a new sentencing date in October for convicted political fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a former fundraiser for ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
In about three months, deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich will again stand trial, and he says he has no plans to cut a deal.
The state's 66 percent income tax hike has irked a number of people, including former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Illinois lawmakers are taking steps to limit free mass transit services for the elderly.
The sentencing hearing for convicted political fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko has been delayed until fall in case he testifies against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich this spring.
It was an exciting year for the Nation and Chicago. Take a look at some of the best and worst memories as we say goodbye to 2010.
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has largely avoided the public eye of late, said in a rare interview Saturday that he is a public servant, not a perfect one, and didn't rule out a future run at higher office.
A federal judge has given prosecutors permission to hand over secret FBI wiretap recordings to attorneys for Tony Rezko, a former fundraiser for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the notorious former fundraiser for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is seeking a new trial based on a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
