When asked about reports that he was considering appointing Blagojevich as ambassador to Serbia, Trump responded: “No, but I would. He’s now cleaner than anybody in this room.” Patti ...

SPRINGFIELD — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich only received one vote in his defense when he was impeached by the Illinois House and removed from office by the Senate in 2009 following his indictment ...

While holding hands with his daughters Nicole (left) and Tiffany, Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after jurors found Madigan guilty of ...

Back in early 2009, Chicago’s storied Second City comedy theater created a satirical musical spoof of a former governor of Illinois, “Rod Blagojevich, Superstar.” “My party, my party ...

Madigan’s conviction came the same week his onetime nemesis, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, got his criminal record wiped clean with a pardon from President Donald Trump. In what civil rights attorney ...