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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term.

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 ...

The reality was Bradley Cooper — wait, no — that was Andy Samberg in a wig and a cowboy hat singing with Gaga. The pair started with an almost-cover of Gaga and Cooper’s “Star Is Born” h ...

The 'SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert' was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Feb. 14 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

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 ...