1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

When Trump first floated the potential of cutting short Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence on May 31, 2018, the Illinois GOP delegation — then numbering seven — protested in a letter.

Then-Speaker Michael Madigan, left, greets then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich during the Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 18, 2004. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune) ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has announced the selection former state representative and deputy governor Christian Mitchell as his ...

Patti Blagojevich spent years tying federal prosecutors in Chicago to political enemies of Trump’s, like former FBI Director James Comey. She repeatedly appeared on Trump’s cable channel of ...

If anyone knows how former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is feeling these days, it might be Rod Blagojevich. Illinois’ former governor faced sentencing twice. Both times, a federal ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has announced the selection former state representative and deputy governor Christian Mitchell as his ...

Illinois has a well-documented history of corruption, extending beyond elected politicians to include appointed and career ...

Trump Pardons Rod Blagojevich, the Former Illinois Governor The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as “Blago.” ...

Dennis Rader, the so-called "BTK" (bind, torture, kill) killer, pleaded guilty to 10 slayings in the Wichita, Kan., area. He ...

Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged that President Donald Trump's reelection was a factor in his decision to seek a third term. "I ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies.