Blagojevich, 68, has never applied for a pension and has not asked for a refund of the $101,000 he contributed during his years as a state lawmaker and governor, Blair said.

On charges that he attempted to sell Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat for personal gain, Blagojevich insisted he was merely asking legal questions. "You mean to tell me in a free country ...

President Trump on Monday signed a full and unconditional pardon for Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who served eight years in prison on corruption charges until Trump ...

Throughout Rod Blagojevich’s race against my late mother, Judy Baar Topinka, for the post of Illinois governor in 2005, campaign advertisements would state, “What is she thinking?” ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to his friends after giving a press conference at his Chicago home on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, one day after having his prison sentence commuted by ...

Blagojevich was a rare Illinois politician ... His main achievements as governor — the All Kids health insurance program and free rides to senior citizens on public transportation — benefited ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's “profoundly grateful” after President Donald Trump pardoned him on political corruption charges. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday ...

FILE - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, right, speaks, Oct. 21, 2020, during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term.