Blagojevich was originally sentenced to 14 years in prison in December 2011 on 18 corruption charges, including attempting to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. As Jermont Terry reports ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a new job representing the interests of a Serbian politician widely known as the “Bosnian ... Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich addressed reporters live in front of his Chicago home just hours after receiving a full and unconditional pardon from President Donald Trump. The convicted ...

A jury delivered a split verdict in the corruption trial of former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan. President Trump pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Former Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich argued that voters with “common sense” distrust the Democratic Party, directing special attention to Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) for being the ...

Pardoned by Trump, Rod Blagojevich has new job: Lobbying for Bosnian Serbs. The former Democratic governor of Illinois was pardoned for corruption charges. Updated April 3, 2025. 7 min.

President Trump signed a full pardon for Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who served eight years in prison for corruption. Here's what to know about Blagojevich and Trump.

In 2011, then-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an opinion that resulted in the forfeiture of Blagojevich's pension, which is worth about $65,000 annually. If he were to receive back ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his wife Patti Blagojevich speak with members of the press outside their Ravenswood Manor home after he was granted a full pardon by President Donald Trump ...

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich remains an immutable character in Illinois’ political lore following President Donald Trump’s pardon.