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Blagojevich Trial

Blagojevich's Brother Wants Own Trial As Power Broker Cellini Cut Loose

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Brother Separate Trial, Robert Blagojevich, Blagojevich Trial, Rod Blagojevich, Rob Blagojevich, William Cellini, Bill Cellini, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A millionaire power broker who was to go to trial on corruption charges alongside ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was dropped Mon...

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Blagojevich Seeks To Have Trial Moved ... To Election Season

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Trial Date, Blagojevich Trial, Honest-Services Fraud, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago News

Lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are seeking to delay the start of his trial next summer, court records show....

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Lon Monk, Former Blagojevich Confidante, Pleads Guilty, Will Testify Against Blago

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Trial, Blagojevich Witnesses, Blagojevich Lon Monk, Lon Monk, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A former chief of staff and longtime friend of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooper...

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Judge Won't Bar Blagojevich From Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice"

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Prosecutors said Monday they are worried about what ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich might say on Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" TV ...

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Blagojevich Adds 3 New Lawyers To Defense Team

Chicago Public Radio | Rob Wildeboer | Posted 09.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Trial, Blagojevich Indictment, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Lawyers, Blago Trial, Blagojevich Defense, Chicago News

Three more attorneys have been added to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's defense team....

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Blagojevich To Attend Christopher Kelly's Funeral

Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

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Rod and Patti Blagojevich plan to attend the funeral of the former governor's close friend and aide on Wednesday. Christopher Kelly, 51, died Saturda...

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Christopher Kelly Suicide: Police Say Key Blagojevich Aide Killed Himself

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rod Blagojevich, Chris Kelly, Chris Kelly Suicide, Christopher Kelly, Christopher Kelly Death, Christopher Kelly Suicide, Christopher Kelly Overdose, Country Club Hills, Regina Evans, Blagojevich Trial, Blagojevich Chris Kelly, Christopher Kelly Funeral, Chicago News

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. — The former chief fundraiser for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to commit suicide last week after pleading guilty t...

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Blago Friend Christopher Kelly Took Rat Poison, But Killed By Aspirin: Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times | MARK J. KONKOL | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chris Kelly, Christopher Kelly Suicide, Rod Blagojevich, Blago Fundraiser, Christopher Kelly Aspirin, Christopher Kelly Drugs, Blagojevich Trial, Christopher Kelly Overdose, Christopher Kelly, Christopher Kelly Death, Chicago News

Chris Kelly ingested rat poison and an "extraordinarily large dose of aspirin," a source told the Chicago Sun-Times....

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In Blog Comment, Patricia Blagojevich Claims "A Widespread Media Attempt to Make a Fair Trial Impossible"

David Ormsby | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: All Kids, Blagojevich Trial, Tamara Hoffman, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Department Healthcare Family Services, Blagojevich Fair Trial, Patti Blagojevich, Patti Blagojevich Blog Comment, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Patti Blagojevich is complaining about "the incredible bias of the press in this state" in a blog comment. Wow.

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Christopher Kelly's Girlfriend Questioned In Probe Into Blago Aide's Death

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 11.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rod Blagojevich, Chris Kelly, Christopher Kelly, Chris Kelly Death, Chris Kelly Suicide, Chris Kelly Investigation, Blagojevich Fundraiser, Dwight Welch, Country Club Hills, Blagojevich Trial, Clarissa Flores-Buhelos, Chris Kelly Girlfriend, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Police investigating the death of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief fundraiser questioned his girlfriend for more than an hour Monda...

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Christopher Kelly, Key Blagojevich Confidante, OD'd Before Death: Mayor

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rod Blagojevich, Chris Kelly, Christopher Kelly, Chris Kelly Suicide, Chris Kelly Overdose, Chris Kelly Death, Christopher Kelly Death, Blagojevich Fundraiser, Blagojevich Trial, Dwight Welch, Country Club Hills, Clarissa Flores-Buhelos, Chris Kelly Girlfriend, Blagojevich Corruption, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The investigation into the death of the former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich intensified on Sunday as medi...

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Chris Kelly, Former Blagojevich Confidante, Agrees To Plea Deal

AP | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Trial, Chris Kelly, Blagojevich Witnesses, Rod Blagojevich, Chris Kelly Blagojevich, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has pleaded guilty to taking part in a $8.5 million fraud arising...

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Blagojevich Plugs Book, Touts Innocence On Latest Media Blitz

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that statements he made on secret FBI wiretap tapes were taken out of context by pro...

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Blagojevich Brother Speaks Out: I Am Not A Criminal

AP | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rod Blagojevich, Rob Blagojevich, Robert Blagojevich, Blagojevich Brother, Julie Blagojevich, Blagojevich Trial, Blagojevich Charges, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The brother of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he isn't a criminal and the federal wire fraud charges against him are unfair...

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Blagojevich Wiretaps To Remain Sealed: Judge

Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen | Posted 09.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Tapes, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Wiretaps, Blagojevich Recordings, Blagojevich Records, Blagojevich Trial, William Cellini, Chicago News

The federal judge overseeing the corruption case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has formally denied a request by news media to open all sealed do...

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Blago Bracketted

Shawn Healy | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Richard Nixon, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Downfall, Blagojevich Nixon, Elizabeth Brackett, Pay to Play, Blagojevich Scandal, Blagojevich Trial, Barack Obama, Blagojevich Corruption, Chicago News
Shawn Healy

Obama's straight and narrow contrasts with Blagojevich's down and dirty, and it is no wonder that one man sits in the White House while the other awaits a federal home of a different variety.

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Fitzgerald's Strong Blago Words Could Taint Jury: Mikva

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 08.30.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago's top federal prosecutor went too far in saying last year that the conduct of then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich "would make Lincoln ro...

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Most Blagojevich Tapes To Be Kept Sealed From Media, Public

AP | Posted 08.29.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — A federal judge says he'll largely turn down media requests for access to sealed documents in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (...

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Blagojevich Judge: Actor, Novelist, "No-Nonsense" Arbitrator

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 08.25.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Judge James B. Zagel has meted out justice on the silver screen and masterminded a bank robbery in the pages of a novel. But the vete...

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Another Blagojevich Lawyer Jumps Ship

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

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It was just last month that Chicago lawyer Giel Stein joined Rod Blagojevich's defense team. ...

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Blagojevich's Former Chief Of Staff, John Harris, Pleads Guilty, Now Cooperating With Prosecutors

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 08.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Witnesses, John Harris, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Trial, John Harris Blagojevich, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A former chief of staff to Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to use President Barack Obama's Senate ...

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Facing Jail And Foreclosure, Blagojevich Confidante Christopher Kelly May Flip

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 08.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Witnesses, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Trial, Chris Kelly Blagojevich, Christopher Kelly, Chicago News

Longtime Blago adviser, fund-raiser and friend Christopher Kelly, who has been in the government's sights for years, may roll....

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Blagojevich Trial Date Set: June 3, 2010

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 07.26.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Trial Date, Blagojevich Corruption Trial, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Trial, James Zagel, Blago Trial, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday set a June 3, 2010, start date for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's trial on charges of scheming to sell or t...

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Blago Trial Document Filed By Powerful Lobbyist Cellini May Become Public

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 07.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rod Blagojevich, Cellini Blago Motion, Blagojevich Wiretaps, Blagojevich Trial Documents, Blagojevich Evidence, Blagojevich Trial, James Zagel, William Cellini, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Sealed court papers shedding light on a millionaire Springfield lobbyist who is a co-defendant in the corruption case against ousted G...

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Another News Outlet Seeks Release Of Blagojevich Tapes

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Another news organization is asking a federal court to unseal the FBI wiretap tapes and other materials that led to ousted Gov. Rod Bl...

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