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

Rod Blagojevich’s former chief of staff, John Harris, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days in prison for helping his old boss try to sell the Senate seat formerly held by President Obama.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan's conviction underscores the systemic problems in politics and government in the state Capitol.

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.” ...

“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.

Though Rod Blagojevich filed paperwork seeking a commutation during Trump’s first term, the former governor recently told WBEZ, “I never asked President Trump for a pardon.

For months, former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has praised President Donald Trump. He has explicitly echoed Trump’s ...

On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 ...

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, ...

Rod Blagojevich as those bonds are retired. But the latter is only a small share of the advanced front-funding urged by the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and other civic groups. They ...