On the one-year anniversary of Blagojevich’s arrest, Quinn is expected to approve that revised campaign finance bill as a signal of government’s commitment to cleaning up its image.
Lawmakers approve a revised campaign finance bill that puts tighter limits on campaign donations. Republicans say it’s still not strong enough in the wake of Blagojevich’s problems.
Quinn vetoes the campaign finance measure, saying lawmakers need to make it stronger.
State lawmakers send Quinn a campaign finance reform package aimed at reducing the influence of money in politics, spurred by Blagojevich’s removal. Other government reform measures were approved d...
Nearly four months after his shocking arrest on corruption allegations and nine weeks after the Illinois Senate convicted him in an impeachment trial and removed him as the state's 40th governor, R...
Blagojevich is indicted along with five others on a variety of charges that he misused the power of office for personal and political benefit. He pleads not guilty.
The former governor filled in as a radio talk show host Wednesday, a morning gig complete with Elvis Presley intro music, rants against the government and a lineup of sympathetic callers and guests.
The former governor continues his national media tour by appearing on CBS' late-night talk show.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's saddened, but not surprised, by the Illinois Senate's 59-0 decision to boot him from office today.
The Senate impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich has concluded for the day, with the prosecution resting its case.The trial resumes at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Before wrapping things up today, Chief J...
Gov. Rod Blagojevich is boycotting his impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate, but senators still got a chance to hear his voice Tuesday. On the second day of Blagojevich’s impeachment trial, Hou...
Beginning at noon today, the Illinois Senate will begin work on what is the trial of the century in Illinois. Actually, the impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich is more like the trial of the ...
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys resigned Friday over a Senate impeachment trial that one compared to a "lynching," but his lead attorney said he will still defend him on federal criminal charges.
In a historic political move, the Illinois House voted 114-1 Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a month after his arrest on federal corruption allegations.
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