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Fitzgerald stepping down as US attorney in Chicago
In a city and state known for tenacious corruption, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald became known for equal tenacity in going after politicians of ...
Being in politics means having to say you're sorry
It's a sorry list. This week's apologies from Mitt Romney and Joe Biden are just the latest in a colorful history of politicians regretting personal ...
City may be willing to help with Wrigley facelift
The Chicago Cubs, one of the most popular and lucrative sports franchises in the United States despite their unmatched record of failure, may be ...
Suspicious envelope sent to Blago prison in Colo.
A white, powdery substance sent to the suburban Denver prison where convicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is being held wasn't hazardous.
Blagojevich ex-chief of staff gets 10-day sentence
Although Rod Blagojevich is in Colorado serving a 14-year prison sentence, his presence was felt more than 900 miles away Wednesday as his top aide ...
Barber says dye-deprived Blago soon to be gray
It may be hard to imagine Rod Blagojevich looking anything but boyish in his trademark dark, helmet hair. But his longtime barber said Wednesday that ...
Manzullo loses Illinois primary race; Jackson wins
U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo, a 10-term Illinois Republican, lost a grueling primary battle to a freshman congressman on Tuesday, as U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson ...
On last day free, Blagojevich offers last words
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich embraced the public spotlight one last time Wednesday, claiming on the day before he reports to prison that he ...
US Rep Jackson faces first Democratic challenge
The former congresswoman and one-time Mary Kay saleswoman dashed up to the pulpit of the black megachurch and offered stories of growing up poor and ...
Need for court artists fades as cameras move in
One marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a reputed Chicago mobster across the courtroom — drawing ...
Judge refuses retrial for former Ill. powerbroker
A federal judge denied a retrial Tuesday for longtime Illinois powerbroker William Cellini, rejecting arguments that he didn't get a fair trial ...
Ex-CIA man accused of leaking classified info
An ex-CIA officer who helped track down and capture a top al-Qaida figure was charged Monday with disclosing classified secrets, including the role ...
Russia slams US for its human rights record
Russia's Foreign Ministry has attacked America's human rights record in its first report on injustice elsewhere in the world, offering examples such ...
Lawyer asks judge to endorse Blagojevich for rehab
Rod Blagojevich's attorneys have asked to have him placed in a drug abuse program when he starts his 14-year prison sentence for corruption, though ...
Another governor disgraced, a trust violated
All people may be equal before the law, but when a judge sentenced Rod Blagojevich to prison this week, he made clear the punishment did more than fit ...
Proposal to make Chicago a state shows Ill. divide
Whether it's the state's shaky finances, its recent tax hike or strict gun laws, downstate Illinois knows it can always vent its frustration by ...
Appeal is Blagojevich's last hope to cut sentence
Rod Blagojevich has one last hope to reduce his harsh 14-year sentence: an appeal. But lawyers for the disgraced former Illinois governor face long ...
Airline ribs Blagojevich with 'seat-selling sale'
He's been a pitchman for pistachios and a contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice." Now, ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has become the unwitting ...
Blagojevich begins bleak countdown to prison
Rod Blagojevich starts his Thursday facing a bleak countdown — 71 days before the twice-elected Illinois governor must say goodbye to his family and ...
Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption
The Rod Blagojevich who once challenged a prosecutor to face him like a man, the glad-handing politician who took to celebrity TV shows to profess his ...
Blagojevich tells judge he's sorry for crimes
In a last plea for mercy, Rod Blagojevich tried a tactic he never has before: an apology. The disgraced former Illinois governor told a judge ...
Blagojevich team says he's guilty, asks for mercy
After all his claims of innocence and facing years in prison, Rod Blagojevich let his lawyers make an admission that he has so far avoided — that he ...
Blagojevich hoping family, shame lighten sentence
He was convicted of a shocking crime: trying to sell the president's former Senate seat. He eroded the public trust, supposedly lied to jurors and has ...