Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who was cited in a criminal complaint against Rod Blagojevich, went to the U.S. Attorney's office about alleged wrongdoers, including the Illinois governor, a Jackson spokesman ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to reporters outside his home Wednesday, one day after President Trump released him from prison early. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to ...

CHICAGO | A feisty Gov. Rod Blagojevich lashed out Wednesday at lawmakers he accuses of stonewalling his statewide construction program and even took a swipe at Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, imploring ...

CHICAGO - State Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office is reviewing whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be publicly releasing the federal subpoenas his administration receives as part of an ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Firing back at Gov. Rod Blagojevich's order for a special legislative session, Speaker Michael Madigan challenged him to show up in front of the Illinois House and defend his ...

In what’s become somewhat customary once an Illinois political titan falls, leaders throughout the state responded with condemnation and called for reforms upon hearing Friday that ex-Speaker Michael ...

CHICAGO - First, Gov. Rod Blagojevich called on Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to come off the sidelines in his high-profile feud with House Speaker Michael Madigan over a stalled state construction ...

SPRINGFIELD -- As many as 3,000 people appointed to state jobs or commissions by former Illinois governors George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich could get the boot under a plan presented Thursday by House ...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday accused House Speaker Michael Madigan and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley of conspiring to raise the state's income tax after next year's elections. In a 20-minute telephone ...

Convicted former governor says release of wiretaps will exonerate him. Feb. 14, 2011 — -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich continued efforts this week to try and bolster his claim that federal prosecutors ...

Back in early 2009, Chicago’s storied Second City comedy theater created a satirical musical spoof of a former governor of Illinois, “Rod Blagojevich, Superstar.” “My party, my party, why have you ...