Rod Blagojevich Events

"Today I am laying down the gauntlet. I challenge the government, if you're on the side of truth and justice like you say you are, and if this was a crime spree like you claim it was, then..." —Rod Blagojevich

On Feb. 11, 2010 Rod Blagojevich did an interview with Bill O'Reilly on the Fox News program the O'Reilly Factor. Even after all of his corruption charges Blagojevich did the interview b...

"I'm an innocent man. I've done nothing wrong. I'm looking forward to the day I can get my name back." —Robert Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich is scheduled to appear tonight on Fox News Channel's 'Geraldo at Large' for a live interview, according to The Publicity Agency, the PR firm that represents the former Ill...

MEDIA ALERT Former Governor and ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ competitor Rod Blagojevich not hosting "new" web talk show - cease and desist sent to show’s producers NEW YORK, February 16 /PR...

Last night, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned to his alma mater, Northwestern University, and to a crowd as skeptical as it was curious to hear how he would defend his legacy ...

From the time he walked through the curtain on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Tuesday, ex- Gov. Rod Blagojevich was a walking punch line, drawing big laughs when he maintained he'll...

In trouble during his first term as Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich somehow managed to win re-election. In a case of art imitating life, Blagojevich once again overcame the odds and...

Rod R. Blagojevich has been fired once again, but this time it was Donald Trump who terminated the former governor of Illinois. The latest dismissal for Mr. Blagojevich, who was impeached...

Federal prosecutors have filed a key document laying out their corruption case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich out of the public eye — at least for now. Such a filing is typically ...

A newly released government document says former Gov. Rod Blagojevich "repeatedly expressed an interest in personally profiting" from naming a successor to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by...

Robert Blagojevich, brother and co-defendant of our ex-governor Rod Blagojevich, has asked to have his trial separated from that of his brother's. Why? Taint: he doesn't want any taint ag...

Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with felony criminal damage to property for allegedly throwing a bottle through a window of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's Ravenswood Manor home. The a...

A little more than six weeks before former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is to stand trial on corruption charges in federal court, prosecutors on Monday sought to put limits on the kinds of argume...

Earlier, Zagel turned down a request from Blagojevich's brother, businessman Robert Blagojevich, to be tried separately. Robert Blagojevich's lawyer, Michael E. Ettinger, had argued th...

"I challenge Mr. Fitzgerald. Why don't you show up in court tomorrow and explain to everybody, say to the whole world why you don't want those tapes that you made played in court? I'll be ..." —Rod Blagojevich

Several parts are redacted, but you can easily copy and paste the entire motion into a text file and view all the redacted material. Oops on somebody’s part: http://static.cbslocal.com/st...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he's been subpoenaed by Rod Blagojevich's defense attorneys to testify at the ousted Illinois governor's upcoming corruption trial. Durbin discussed the subp...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was front-and-center for a motivational speech by Elvis Presley's stepbrother at a suburban Chicago church. Rick Stanley quickly picked the embattl...

Not everything ex-governor Rod Blagojevich touches turns bleepin' golden. The publisher of his tell-all book "The Governor" closed last week. Clients of Los Angeles-based Phoenix Bo...

A federal judge in Chicago has refused to issue a subpoena for President Barack Obama to testify at former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political corruption trial. U.S. District Jud...

"For example, comments by counsel or witnesses along the lines, 'If it was up to us, we would play all the tapes,' are improper." —Judge James Zagel

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (blah-GOY'-uh-viches) attorneys have gone to a federal appeals court in a last-ditch effort to delay his corruption trial. Blagojevich's lawyers ...

Prosecutors in Chicago say an effort by ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyers to delay his corruption trial is frivolous and should be dismissed. Prosecutors asked a federal appeals c...

An audit of the All Kids health insurance program reveals state health care agencies have widespread problems managing millions of taxpayer dollars largely spent on benefits for undocumen...

The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has denied a motion from former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to have his corruption trial postponed. Blagojevich's lawyers had sought to dela...

"Given the former governor's previous antics regarding this case, it's no surprise he is casting a wide net -- apparently from the president down to dogcatcher." —Joe Shoemaker, Sen. Dick Durbin's spokesman

John Harris, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief of staff, pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to charges that he helped Blagojevich attempt to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. ...

"If and when I am called, I will tell the truth and say under oath what I've said again and again since this shocking scandal first broke. I did nothing wrong and never authorized or engag..." —Jesse Jackson, Jr.

In a controversial decision revealed Monday, the federal judge presiding over former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial said he intends to keep the identities of jurors secret until...

Illinois’ child-welfare agency and state police helped pay for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s research on impeachment under his policy of charging his office’s legal costs to other departm...

Attorneys for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich say they're definitely heading to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to delay his corruption trial. Defense attorney Sam Adam told r...

Rod Blagojevich's mug shot had never been seen outside law enforcement circles until it was obtained Thursday afternoon by FOX Chicago News.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens gave federal prosecutors one week to respond to ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's request to delay his corruption trial. Stevens on Fr...

Rod Blagojevich is in New York and will attend tonight's live finale of NBC's 'Celebrity Apprentice' to reunite with his fellow contestants. It's down to the final two: singer Bret Mi...

Lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich have again tried to delay the start of his public corruption trial next week, this time alleging U.S. District Judge James Zagel has mishandled jur...

The Supreme Court has denied a request by Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor, to delay his corruption trial, which is scheduled to start June 3. The decision by Justice John Pa...

"Please follow on Twitter for the latest updates. I am innocent and look forward to clearing my name." —@GovernorRod's First Tweet

Five news organizations asked the federal judge who will preside over the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to abandon his plan for an anonymous jury and make the names of ...

A federal judge in Chicago has turned down a last-minute request from former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys to delay his corruption trial. U.S. District Judge James Zagel ha...

President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was subpoenaed by the defense to testify in Rod Blagojevich's upcoming trial, a Blagojevich attorney told the Chicago Sun-Times. "Yes, he'...

"This has the potential to be very messy for a lot of folks." —Andy Shaw, Executive Director of the Better Government Association

"We've been lied about and falsely accused. I know I'll be vindicated." —Rod Blagojevich

Attorneys for both sides have finished making their arguments for which jurors should be booted because of bias. Among those cut this morning are a man with personal knowledge of the T...

"He's not a politician. He's a businessmen. He never shook anyone down." —Michael Ettinger, Attorney for Robert Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich has been all for letting the public know every detail of his legal woes, and today--just before opening statements begin in his federal corruption trial--Judge James B. Za...