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

If anyone knows how former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is feeling these days, it might be Rod Blagojevich. Illinois’ former governor faced sentencing twice. Both times, a federal ...

Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 16 people or companies with fines totalling at least $102,647,458—money that ...

Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor convicted of trying to sell or trade the Senate seat once held by President Obama, should go to prison for 15 to 20 years, federal prosecutors said.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump put commuting imprisoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich sentence on hold after critics pushed back and if it is revived, the Illinois Republicans in Congress want a ...

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.

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

With Donald Trump's return to the White House, the Trump family's fortune is surging as many question the line between ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has announced the selection former state representative and deputy governor Christian Mitchell as his ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has announced the selection former state representative and deputy governor Christian Mitchell as his ...

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, ...

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