Rod Blagojevich

...Barack Obama's old Senate seat won't be easy and their difficulties aren't just because of the scandal that engulfed ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Next year is the first major election for Democrats since Blagojevich was arrested last...

In this article: Barack Obama, Illinois, Lisa Madigan, David Axelrod, Alexi Giannoulias, and Attorney General

Gov. Quinn took office nearly 10 months ago saying he'd "fumigate state government" in the wake of his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich, being booted from office. To legislators, part of that scrub-down seemed obvious: Quinn would clean house...

In this article: James DeLeo, John Cullerton, Patrick Fitzgerald, and Allegation

November 23, 2009 Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration wanted Louis Bertucci hired. So the clout-heavy Bertucci got hired. He was given a $43,968-a-year job in January 2004 with the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

In this article: Unemployment

...did not merit censure or expulsion from Congress. After Obama resigned from the Senate to be sworn in as president in January, Rod Blagojevich, then-governor of Illinois, considered a number of possible candidates before appointing...

In this article: Roland Burris, Illinois, Barack Obama, Senate Ethics Committee, and Washington

Gov. Rod Blagojevich introduces former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, left, to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate on Dec. 30, 2008 in Chicago. (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune) WASHINGTON -- Sen. Roland Burris was...

In this article: Roland Burris, Senate Ethics Committee, Illinois, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Peter Domenici, and Johnny Isakson

...to an Illinois legislative committee -- in which he denied trying to raise any campaign contributions for indicted former governor Rod Blagojevich for his political committees. Several weeks after making those statements, and after being...

In this article: Roland W. Burris, Illinois, Richard Durbin, FBI, Senate Ethics Committee, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, and Illinois General Assembly

...to meet "a much higher standard of conduct." Burris appointed to seat in December by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich Democratic leaders had urged Blagojevich to not make a Senate appointment Blagojevich maintains he did not try to sell...

In this article: Roland Burris, Senate Ethics Committee, Barack Obama, E mail, Illinois, Sangamon County, Illinois, and Attorney General

CHICAGO (AP) - 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. The decision to remove William Cellini leaves only the...

In this article: Defendant, Illinois, and Suicide

...Until September A copy was sent to your e-mail address Nov 13, 2009 2:12 pm US/Central Blagojevich Wants Trial Delayed Until September Blagojevich said in a motion filed with Judge James Zagel that one of the key charges against...

In this article: E mail and Supreme Court

Lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are seeking to delay the start of his trial next summer, court records show. The attorneys want the the trial moved from June to September to give them time to review a ruling expected in the spring...

In this article: U.S. Supreme Court, Docket, and Conrad Black