Federal oversight by the U.S. Department of Education has often created bureaucratic obstacles rather than actually improving ...

The ex-governor said he and the president were victims of 'lawfare' and didn't address rumors that he's being considered for ...

From: Capitol News Illinois President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full pardon to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted on 18 corruption counts, including for his attempt to sell ...

Trump's decision to commute Blagojevich's sentence was met with bipartisan criticism in Illinois. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker ...

(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 ...

After Rod Blagojevich was arrested in 2008 and convicted of attempting to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat, his home on Sunnyside Avenue became a prime media target.

The Republican president signed the pardon on Monday and called the Democratic former governor “a very fine person” who “was ...

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as ...

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