Editorial written by Chicago Tribune Board. Back in early 2009, Chicago’s storied Second City comedy theater created a satirical musical spoof of a former governor of Illinois, “Rod Blagojevich, ...

Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence ... seat and trying to shake down a children’s hospital. Blagojevich served eight years in prison before Trump cut short his term in 2020.

President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich helps correct an injustice and is a proper use of the president’s pardon power. Blagojevich was a rare Illinois ...

After the now-pardoned Rod Blagojevich was arrested ... who’d helped put George Ryan in prison. Madigan had been convinced that Blagojevich was a crook for several years. The House speaker ...

The men wore bright-orange prison jumpsuits, and the women were in maroon. Most had on black headsets that provide a translation of the proceedings. All had been detained within the past month ...

E. JASON WAMBSGANS, CHICAGO TRIBUNE Feb 16, 2025 12 mins ago 0 ...

Former governor Rod Blagojevich is now being ... as the U.S. ambassador to Belgrade. Blagojevich, the son of Serbian immigrants, was removed from office in 2009 and sentenced three years later to 14 ...