Here is how Blagojevich’s saga unfolded — from arrest, through impeachment proceedings and the justice system. At 6:15 a.m., Gov. Rod Blagojevich is roused from his Ravenswood Manor home ...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested today by FBI agents for what U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald called a “staggering” level of corruption involving pay-to ...

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.

By Monica Davey and Mitch Smith CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, whose criminal sentence President Trump has commuted, became a household name when he was arrested 12 years ago on an explosive ...

It was “Senate for Sale” in Illinois, where Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday for a “corruption crime spree” – including charges he tried to auction Barack Obama‘s seat to the ...

Rod Blagojevich, a fellow Chicago Democrat and the man with the sole authority to choose Obama's successor. Not 24 hours later, FBI agents arrested Blagojevich on public corruption charges.

The conviction of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich represents ... terminated the wiretaps on Blagojevich’s home and office, arrested the then-sitting governor, held a sensational press ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his wife, Patti, arrive at the Federal Court building June 3, 2010, in Chicago. Ten years have passed since his arrest. | AP file photo Share A Blago ...

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been arrested on charges of plotting to sell an appointment to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Prosecutors say Blagojevich, a Democrat, was heard telling ...

Tuesday morning, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested on corruption charges. I learned about this through a tweet, and I followed the coverage on Twitter.