Illinois ex-Governor Blagojevich convicted on corruption charges
A jury in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Monday convicted former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on 17 of 20 counts including attempting to sell the US...
Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich back on trial for corruption
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday went on trial for a second time on corruption charges, including one that he tried to sell President Barack Obama's vacant US Senate seat. Blagojevich...
Illinois death penalty abolition reflects trend away from capital punishment
Courtney Minick : "Governor Pat Quinn recently signed a bill to ban the use of the death penalty in Illinois. The state has been wrestling with the issue of capital punishment for over ten years. Senate...
Federal judge declines to rule on Blagojevich 'cancel trial' request
A federal judge on Monday declined to formally rule on the request by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to cancel his retrial , claiming that the motion was neither serious, nor did it raise a...
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday asked a federal judge to cancel his retrial and sentence him on the single charge on which was originally convicted. Blagojevich was found guilty ...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday granted federal prosecutors' motion to dismiss three charges against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich in an apparent effort to...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday refused to overturn a false statements conviction assessed against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich . Blagojevich...
Blagojevich asks judge to override false statements conviction
Lawyers for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich filed a motion Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asking the judge to throw out the sole conviction returned by the...
Illinois ex-governor Ryan appeals conviction following honest services ruling
Former Illinois governor George Ryan on Tuesday filed a motion in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asking the judge to vacate his prison sentence, following a recent US...
Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they would dismiss all charges against Robert Blagojevich, the brother of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich . Robert Blagojevich faced four counts for his suspected involvement in the alleged conspiracy to sell...
