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Blagojevich Offered $5 Million In Campaign Cash To Appoint Jesse Jackson Jr. To Obama's Senate Seat: Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago


Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's camp was told last year that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise up to $5 million in campaign cash for the ...

Jesse Jackson Jr. Says He's Cooperating With Ethics Probe

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 05.09.2009 | Chicago


WASHINGTON — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. confirmed Wednesday that he is the subject of a preliminary inquiry from a congressional ethics board lookin...

Jesse Jackson Jr. Facing Congressional Ethics Probe: Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago


A congressional ethics board has launched a preliminary inquiry into U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill), related to President Obama's vacant Senate s...

Feds Interview Jesse Jackson Jr. In Blagojevich Probe

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI AND FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago


Federal authorities have asked U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson (D.-Ill) why former Gov. Rod Blagojevich believed he would get campaign cash in exchange for ap...

Jesse Jackson Jr, Blagojevich And The Feds: A Timeline

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco and Tim Novak | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago


So just what did Jackson know about Blagojevich, and when did he know it? And what did the feds know about Jackson? Here's a timeline of those events...

Raghuveer Nayak: Blagojevich, Jackson Emissary Identified, Seeks Immunity

Chicago Tribune | David Kidwell and John Chase | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago


A key figure in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged scheme to sell a U.S. Senate seat has sought immunity from federal authorities in return for his cooper...

Jesse Jackson Jr. Talking With Feds About Blagojevich Since Summer

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. he didn't appoint the congressman's wife for lottery...

Raghuveer Nayak: Fundraiser Tied To Blagojevich And Jackson Jr. Also Gave Thousands To Obama And McCain

The New York Times | Christopher Drew | Posted 01.14.2009 | Chicago


An Illinois businessman caught up in the federal investigation of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich offered to raise money for the governor on behalf of Represe...

Jesse Jackson Jr. Denies Involvement In Blagojevich Scheme (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago


Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. denied Friday that he and his brother were involved in a pay-to-play deal to have him appointed to the Senate by Illinois Gov...

Investigators Still Looking At Jesse Jackson Jr.: Report

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki, Tim Novak, Chris Fusco and Dave McKinney | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago


Even though U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he has gotten a clean bill of health from federal prosecutors, sources tell the Chicago Sun-Times he's no...

Jesse Jackson Jr. Allies Held Blagojevich Fundraiser Last Week

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN and RICHARD T. PIENCIAK | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — A fundraiser held by Indian-American businessmen three days before Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges em...

Rev. Jesse Jackson: 'Somebody In His Name Was Trying To Negotiate'

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Four days before the election, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich claimed someone came to him with a deal about filling Barack Obama's soon...

Jesse Jackson Jr.: I Am Not A 'Target' Of Blagojevich Investigation

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago


WASHINGTON — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Wednesday he openly sought appointment to Barack Obama's Senate seat but denied offering favors in retu...

Illinois Politicians Call On Blagojevich To Resign

The Huffington Post | Seth Maxon | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago


Illinois politicians moved quickly to repudiate Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest early Tuesday on federal corruption charges. Lt. Gov. Pat Q...