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Report: Tollway Funds Used To Balance State Budget Under Blago

Posted 03.23.2012

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A report released Thursday revealed that tens of millions of dollars of revenue taken in by the Illinois Tollway were illegally diverted to state coff...

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Airline Offers Blagojevich-Themed 'Escape' Flight Sale

Posted 03.22.2012

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Florida-based Spirit Airlines is no stranger to Blagojevich-themed ad campaigns -- they've previously run "'F-ing Golden" and "Slammer Sale" promotion...

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WATCH: Schock Says Obama 'Team' Elected Blagojevich

Posted 03.21.2012

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U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Tuesday and criticized President Obama's ties to what he called the "Chicago machine...

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Report: Blagojevich High-Fived Other Inmates On First Day In Prison

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 03.16.2012

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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich entered federal prison in Colorado Thursday, where he has been sentenced to spend the next 14 years. Befo...

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WATCH: Before Prison, Blagojevich Grabs A Patty Melt

AP | Posted 03.15.2012

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LITTLETON, Colo. -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn't appear in a hurry to report to prison. He stopped for lunch at a 50's-style restauran...

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WATCH: Blagojevich Has Lunch Before Prison In Denver

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.16.2012

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Convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich stepped off a plane in Colorado on Thursday and headed to a federal prison to begin a 14-year sentence for corru...

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JAILHOUSE ROD: Blagojevich Reports To Prison

AP | MICHAEL TARM and P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 05.15.2012

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LITTLETON, Colo. — Convicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich never allowed himself to even think about spending the next decade of his life behind...

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On Last Day Free, Blagojevich To Offer Last Word

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.14.2012

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CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich embraced the public spotlight one last time Wednesday, claiming on the day before he reports to p...

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Prison-Bound Blagojevich Schedules Primetime Farewell

Posted 03.13.2012

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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will squeeze in one last media appearance before heading to Colorado this week, where he will serve a 14-year...

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Blagojevich To Speak With Media Before Reporting To Prison

Posted 03.08.2012

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A spokesman for Rod Blagojevich said this week that the former Illinois Governor plans to address the public one more time before he leaves Chicago to...

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Tony Rezko Sentenced On Separate Fraud Conviction

AP | NOMAAN MERCHANT | Posted 02.21.2012

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CHICAGO — An imprisoned former fundraiser for Rod Blagojevich was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to a wire fraud scheme unrelated to t...

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Blagojevich Adopts A Dog As Sentencing Hearing Nears

Posted 12.05.2011

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With his sentencing hearing beginning Tuesday, convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich spent his last free weekend quietly with his family ...

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Any Defiance Could Hurt Blagojevich During Sentencing

AP | By MICHAEL TARM | Posted 12.04.2011

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CHICAGO -- As Rod Blagojevich steps before a sentencing judge, the impeached Illinois governor might do well to suppress the cocksure, perpetual campa...

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Judge Says Blagojevich Sentencing Could Take 2 Days

Posted 12.02.2011

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A federal judge who will decide the fate of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich next week told attorneys Friday that it will likely take two days...

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Feds: Blagojevich Should Get 15-20 Years In Prison

AP | NOMAAN MERCHANT | Posted 01.30.2012

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich deserves a sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison on his multiple corruption convictions for misusing the power of his o...

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Blagojevich's Law License Suspended By State High Court

AP | Posted 12.27.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's license to practice law. The court acted Wednes...

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Blagojevich's Home Hits The Market At $1.07 Million

Posted 12.04.2011

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The Ravenswood Manor home of convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is now officially on the market and up for grabs -- with a $1.07 million price tag....

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Blagojevich Likely To Lose Law License

Posted 11.29.2011

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A watchdog agency that monitors lawyers has called for Rod Blagojevich's law license to be suspended, a move seen as a likely precursor to the former ...

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WATCH: Feds Want Harsh Sentence For Blagojevich

Posted 11.15.2011

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Update: The U.S. Attorney's Office issued a statement Thursday in response to news reports about former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's possible s...

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Blagojevich Jurors Continue Deliberations

AP | Posted 08.20.2011

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CHICAGO — Jurors have resumed deliberating on the fate of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY'-uh-vich). Monday is the six day that ...

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Blagojevich Retrial: Reasonable Doubt

Lonna Saunders | Posted 08.14.2011

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I'm still scratching my head over the retrial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich now that it's over as we all await the jury's verdict on some 20 counts.

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Prosecution Wrapping Up Case Against Blagojevich

AP | Posted 07.19.2011

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CHICAGO — The ball will soon be in Rod Blagojevich's court at the ousted Illinois governor's corruption retrial. Prosecutors are expected to wr...

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Potential Juror In Terrorism Trial Wants Out, Has Oprah Tickets

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 07.16.2011

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Jury selection began Monday in the case against Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of helping a former boarding school friend serve as...

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'F***ing Golden': Blago Jury Hears Infamous Quote In Court

AP | MICHAEL TARM and KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 07.10.2011

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CHICAGO — Prosecutors at Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial circled back Tuesday to a golden place they'd been before – playing the most...

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Blagojevich Seeks Obama Interview Notes From FBI

AP | By MICHAEL TARM | Posted 06.04.2011

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CHICAGO -- Rod Blagojevich asked a judge Monday to order the government to hand over notes of any FBI interviews with President Barack Obama about the...

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