Gov. Pat Quinn has pardoned 11 people and ordered that their criminal records be expunged. He says it's part of an effort to clear what he calls a "s...
Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main | Posted 05.10.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Quinn is expected to start acting as early as this week on a backlog of thousands of pardon requests that were gathering dust on his predecessor'...
Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main and Dave McKinney | Posted 03.02.2009 | Chicago
There were about 3,000 requests for pardons awaiting Blagojevich's decision -- all of which had been forwarded to him from the prisoner review board. ...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and ANDREA ZELINSKI | Posted 02.28.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — With Gov. Rod Blagojevich entering what could be his final hours in office, some politicians are watching closely to see whether he at...
Chicago Defender | Kathy Chaney | Posted 02.28.2009 | Chicago
Afraid their appeals will fall on deaf ears if Gov. Rod Blagojevich is ousted, several relatives of victims tortured by former Chicago police Commande...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.20.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — Facing federal corruption charges that threaten to end his political career, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made clear to the world what tho...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago
Roughly a month after the advent of a law allowing the wrongfully convicted to circumvent the governor in seeking certificates of innocence, Gov. Rod ...
AP | Posted 05.11.2009 | Chicago