Disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is facing federal charges for trying to sell President Obama’s former Senate seat, tells his side of the story to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A day after a central figure in the University of Illinois admissions scandal resigned his position on the school’s governing board, few if any of his fellow trustees are ready to follow. One, in fact, warns against the…
CHICAGO (AP) — Green Party candidate Matt Reichel has announced plans to once again run for the congressional seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel.
Former Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat like Emanuel, went on to win the seat in an …
CHICAGO — Judge James B. Zagel has meted out justice on the silver screen and masterminded a bank robbery in the pages of a novel.
But the veteran federal court judge who will preside over former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s corrupti…
CHICAGO — Republican Congressman Mark Kirk is running for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.
Kirk says Illinois has become a laughingstock since Democrat Roland Burris was appointed to the Senate seat by former Il…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Sunday that he spent the weekend visiting American troops and military leaders in a surprise trip to Iraq and Kuwait along with four other U.S. governors.
“I was extremely impressed by the service …
MARION, Ill. (AP) — A retired southern Illinois judge says he wants to be a U.S. senator.
Sixty-two-year-old Don Lowery of Dixon Springs in Pope County says he’ll be running as a Republican for the Senate seat now held by Roland Burris.
He …
CHICAGO — An Illinois Republican political consultant says Rep. Mark Kirk will announce Monday that he is running for the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama.
The consultant says he spoke with Kirk on Wednesday. National GOP s…
As two of the longest-serving University of Illinois trustees appeared Tuesday before a state panel investigating clout in admissions, the questioning quickly focused on Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s behind-the-scenes influence.
One board member rem…
