Most folks just figured that Mike Madigan had avoided the long arm of federal law by being extra-careful. And he may have been. But the arrogance of immense power apparently overrode his sense of self ...

We discuss the federal trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wrapping up and President Trump's decision to ...

Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, 16 months after former President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of the former Illinois Gov. Nearly five years ...

President Trump pardoned disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and reportedly is considering him to be ambassador to ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (left) meets with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Serbia, as posted on X Feb. 5.

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich remains an immutable character in Illinois’ political lore following President Donald Trump’s ...

Trump announced he's pardoning Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years in prison before ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was unfairly prosecuted for attempting to make a political deal, otherwise known as ...

Now that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has received a presidential pardon, could an ambassadorship or even a run for ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois who served eight years in federal prison. Birth name: Rod Blagojevich (has no middle name, uses the initial R to ...

Blagojevich was commuted after serving nearly eight of his 14-year sentence in February 2020, during President Trump's first ...

It’s my honor to do it. I’ve watched him. He was set up by a lot of bad people,” the president told reporters in the Oval ...