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As Blago wraps up for day, he denies one more shakedown charge

August 22, 2019 at 5:17 a.m.

Before the trial wrapped up for the day, Rod Blagojevich began testifying about charges he tried to force a campaign donation from a horseracing executive by holding off on signing...

Hearing prepares for Blagojevich to testify

August 22, 2019 at 5:17 a.m.

At a court hearing this afternoon, lawyers at Rod Blagojevich's retrial are discussing which undercover recordings can be played as the former governor takes the witness stand in his own...

Blagojevich plans to take witness stand at his corruption retrial, sources say

August 22, 2019 at 5:12 a.m.

Rod Blagojevich's retrial on corruption charges has been mostly a scaled-back repeat of last summer's first installment, but that could soon change dramatically if the former governor testifies in his...

Prosecution rests in Blagojevich retrial

August 23, 2021 at 8:34 a.m.

Lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich told a judge they plan to call witnesses beginning next week after prosecutors rested their case this afternoon. Attorney Sheldon Sorosky said the defense...

Blagojevich prosecution prepares to wrap up case

August 22, 2019 at 5:12 a.m.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Just do it much faster next time. That appears to be the thinking of federal prosecutors at the retrial of former...

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his wife Patti Blagojevich give a statement before leaving the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after he is found guilty on 17 of 20 counts in his corruption trial.

Emanuel described as shakedown target

June 18, 2018 at 1:44 a.m.

Testimony in Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial Thursday concluded with talk of how the former governor tried to squeeze his old political pal, Rahm Emanuel. It was a coincidence that speaks...

Blagojevich retrial focuses on key date when the governor talked about deals and learned of wiretaps

May 16, 2019 at 7:58 a.m.

There were few people in politics Rod Blagojevich loathed more than Lisa Madigan, the Illinois attorney general, or Jesse Jackson Jr., the South Side congressman. So the then-governor raised this...

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after another day of his retrial.

Tough day for Blagojevich defense

June 18, 2018 at 1:45 a.m.

After suffering through scores of sustained objections and several lectures Monday from the judge at Rod Blagojevich's retrial, the former governor's defense team saw their day go from bad to...

Jurors hear ‘war-gaming’ wiretaps over Senate seat

January 29, 2019 at 8:41 p.m.

The career trajectories of Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich were headed in opposite directions in November 2008 when the frustrated Illinois governor suggested the newly elected president at least throw...

Jury hears he’s a crook or victim

January 29, 2019 at 8:41 p.m.

The first jury to hear evidence that then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat and generally abused his office with shakedowns for political and personal profit...

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