As deposed governor Rod Blagojevich serves his 14-year sentence on convictions that included trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat, his brother is headed to Washington to talk about who he claims ...

Blagojevich insists these prosecutions are threatening the sanctity of American institutions. ... Congress could exert its oversight powers to rein in abuses from prosecutors.

“I requested that we have an opportunity to weigh in before a final decision is made,” Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., told the Chicago Sun-Times on Wednesday.

Last year, Blagojevich told CNN he was a “Trumpocrat,” or a Democrat rooting for Trump. Current Illinois Democrats like State Rep. Dave Vella (D-Rockford) call Monday’s decision ...

Long before the Feds cuffed Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the politician—known for his carefully cultivated black mane, and, more recently, for his foul mouth—had another vocal critic: his ...

Blagojevich always had the ability to run for Congress, the U.S. Senate or president, even as an inmate in federal prison, ...

Blagojevich, 68, who was a Democrat ... During Trump’s first term, every Republican member of Congress from Illinois asked the president not to commute Blagojevich’s sentence.

Blagojevich, whose sentence was commuted by Trump in 2020, is also a former Democratic member of Congress. He has morphed into a strong political supporter of Trump and spoke to groups of Serbian ...

Election lawyer Michael Dorf, who is not involved in Blagojevich's case, ... He could run for his old seat in Congress. I think he can run for mayor of Chicago, as well," Dorf said.

The seven Republican members in Congress from Illinois urged Trump not to commute the sentence of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.