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

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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, ...