Rod Blagojevich Indictment

What if we Held an Impeachment, and Nobody Came?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

For shame, America, impeach a guy over extramarital oral sex, but not waterboarding?

Blago is The New Media Pinata. A Whacky Devil. Great Fun!

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media


Blake Fleetwood

Today, after being impeached by the Illinois House, the Senate is hearing evidence to remove Rod Blagojevich, which it will probably do in the next few days.

Blagojevich Makes Brief Courthouse Appearance

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.13.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich met with a renowned Chicago criminal lawyer Saturday as he weighed his legal options on how to fight a s...

Blagojevich Has More Than $500,000 In Unpaid Legal Bills

Wall Street Journal | THOMAS M. BURTON, ASHBY JONES and DIONNE SEARCEY | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago


The criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich alleges that he complained about financial troubles. Those problems include more than $50...

236.com: How To Get Through A Blagversation: 9 Things To Say About Blago

236.com | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics


The Rod Blagojevich -- it was the greatest thing ever! For two days. And now? Now we're tired of it. At least the Republican scandals involved closete...

Who Did In Blagojevich?

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago


The demise of Rod Blagojevich continues to make so much news, I almost don't know where to start. Take the man himself. Just how idiotic is it for so...

Patti Blagojevich: Illinois's Hardball First Lady

NBC 5 | Steve Rhodes | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago


llinois First Lady Patti Blagojevich grew up in the home of a powerful, old-school Chicago alderman, so it's no surprise that she's well-versed in har...

Bob Greenlee, Blagojevich's Deputy Governor, Resigns

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — One of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's top deputies resigned Wednesday after being tied to the rampant corruption scandal surrounding the gover...

Harry Reid: "State Of Illinois Is On Kind Of A Bad Run"

Washington Post | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago


Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) spoke to the Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich (D) just "a few days ago" about the appointment to succeed...

Chicago Tribune Editor: Prosecutors Asked Us To Delay Stories On Blagojevich

Chicago Tribune | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago


The Chicago Tribune's editor, Gerould Kern, issued a statement today on how the paper had held certain stories about Illinois Gov. Blagojevich during ...

US Atty: Blagojevich Went On "A Political Corruption Crime Spree"

Chicago Tribune | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago


U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said today that arrested Gov. Rod Blagojevich "has taken us to a truly new low" and went on "a political corruption c...

Blagojevich On Obama: "F**K Him"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago


The tapes reveal a two-term governor who no longer wants his job, badly wants cash and is determined to leverage a financial benefit out of his appoin...

Sam Stein

Rod Blagojevich Arrested: The Damage He Could Do

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


The arrest this morning of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sparked intense discussion in the political universe over how great a taint his ethical f...