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Former Deputy Gov. Robert Greenlee testified that he had to corner Blagojevich at Southport Lanes, where he was having dinner with his family, to get the governor to review several pending measures.

Blagojevich often MIA, aides say

March 29, 2019 at 3:03 p.m.

Rod Blagojevich's approval ratings had tanked and he was furious. Illinois voters were ingrates, the former governor complained to an aide on an undercover recording played at his corruption trial...

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse for a hearing in which he will learn if he'll be allowed to leave the country to participate in a reality TV show. When he arrived at the courthouse, someone handed him a green Tiffany Co. gift bag.

Jesse Jackson Jr. knew of $1 million offer for Senate seat, prosecutors say

June 18, 2018 at 1:55 a.m.

A supporter of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. told the Democratic congressman in 2008 that he would raise $1 million in return for then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich naming Jackson to...

Blagojevich told FBI of ‘firewall’

June 16, 2018 at 6:58 a.m.

It could almost be called the forgotten charge against Rod Blagojevich, the 24th and final count in his corruption indictment, the one that accuses the former governor of lying to...

Patti Blagojevich, wife of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, enters the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago for her husband's federal corruption trial.

Prosecutors paint Blagojevich as Imelda Marcos of Illinois

June 16, 2018 at 8:45 p.m.

From his meticulously tailored suits to his crisp, white shirts and silky, blue power ties, Rod Blagojevich shows up at his corruption trial each day looking like a million bucks....

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse with his wife, Patti, for a second day of testimony from ex-aide Doug Scofield.

Another aide admits being a yes man

June 18, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

It's safe to say that Doug Scofield wasn't the most enthusiastic of messengers for Rod Blagojevich in the former governor's alleged quest to profit from a U.S. Senate appointment. "Every...

Blagojevich trial: Jury hears ‘I’ve got this thing and it’s (expletive) golden’ quote

June 16, 2018 at 7:51 a.m.

Rod Blagojevich had been jealous of Barack Obama's rise out of Illinois politics to the White House, one of his former top aides testified Tuesday, but the day after Obama's...

Blagojevich suggested Oprah Winfrey for U.S. Senate seat

June 17, 2018 at 7:56 p.m.

The idea of Oprah Winfrey as a U.S. senator may seem far-fetched to many — among them Rod Blagojevich's one-time chief of staff John Harris. The former governor, however, was...

Tapes reveal Blagojevich wanted to be anything but governor

June 17, 2018 at 8:44 p.m.

Prosecutors allege the ex-governor tried to leverage his Senate appointment power as a bargaining chip to find his next job. At times, there's a kid-in-a-candy-store flavor to the wish lists...

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and wife Patti, leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. Blagojevich listened to himself on a secret recording made by federal investigators as he downplays the idea that he could have been secretly recorded by federal investigators.

Blagojevich on trial: Ex-governor has surreal moment in courtroom

June 17, 2018 at 8:21 p.m.

It may have been one of the most surreal moments of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial so far: Blagojevich sitting in court listening to himself on a secret recording...

Blagojevich trial focus shifts to alleged Senate seat sale attempt

March 29, 2019 at 5:42 p.m.

It was right before the 2008 election when then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich first heard that future President Barack Obama had strong feelings about whom he wanted to succeed him in...

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