Blagojevich blames others
After myriad television appearances, radio shows and news conferences since his arrest on corruption charges, the seemingly omnipresent former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made the case for his innocence again,...
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‘El Chapo’ among 43 indicted by Chicago, Washington feds
The twin brothers allegedly were living the drug trafficker's dream, operating a lucrative distribution network in Chicago for not one but two Mexican cartels. But it wouldn't last. When the...
Cook County Board to sue cemetery owners
Cook County Board members Tuesday voted to sue the owners of the troubled Burr Oak Cemetery to try to recoup costs incurred by a sheriff's police investigation into an alleged...
‘It’s going to be getting worse’
Investigators said Saturday two key maps are missing at Burr Oak Cemetery: one for the second swath of the graveyard where human remains have been found and another for a...
Investor’s fast rise, rapid fall
When Chicago sports radio personality Mike North returned to the spotlight in January with a new morning cable TV show, his special guests included Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz and Mayor...
3 Illinois universities subpoenaed in Rod Blagojevich probe
Under fire for allowing political clout to influence its admissions process, the University of Illinois is among three state universities that have been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors seeking evidence that...
Feds subpoena 3 universities
Under fire for allowing political clout to influence its admissions process, the University of Illinois is among three state universities that have been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors seeking evidence that...
Fundraising discussion was a ruse, Burris says
SPRINGFIELD -- Beleaguered U.S. Sen. Roland Burris added another layer Wednesday to the evolving story of his appointment, saying he was only trying to "placate" then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother to...
Listening to a voice long silent
Will County State's Atty. James Glasgow called the case against Drew Peterson the biggest of his career, one he will prosecute himself. But the evidence likely will be circumstantial. There...
With friends like these … who needs hostile witnesses?
In the wake of one of the most sweeping public-corruption indictments in Illinois history, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich faces a legal landscape in which his former friends are turning against...