Illinois has a well-documented history of corruption, extending beyond elected politicians to include appointed and career ...

Blakey said he considered Madigan’s age and support of family and friends to be important as mitigating ... was even greater than the damage done by convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies.

Reality stars, rappers and disgraced politicians have received some of the high-profile pardons doled out by the president ...

Five years after commuting Blagojevich’s sentence, Trump pardoned him on Monday. "I just wanna say again how profoundly grateful my family and I are for what President Trump did for us," he told ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term. The ...

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to the crowd as he leaves his home in Chicago for Englewood federal prison near Littleton, Colorado, on March 15, 2012. (William DeShazer/Chicago Tribune) ...

After Trump's election, Blagojevich's family lobbied for clemency, arguing his sentence was excessive compared to similar corruption cases. Trump ultimately intervened in 2020, cutting his ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich held a press conference Monday night, hours after being officially pardoned by President Donald Trump in Washington D.C.

When all of the Blagojevich family's legal appeals run out, the only hope they have is presidential intervention. Little did they know, a former reality show host, who Rod worked with, would take ...