Rod Blagojevich

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed a federal lawsuit Monday, arguing his civil rights were violated when the Illinois State Senate banned him from running for state or local office ever again.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich walked up to the podium outside his Ravenswood home, the first time he appeared beside his family since his prison release, dabbing his bloody chin with a napkin. “I’m bruised and I’m battered and I’m bloody,” he began. “It’s been a long time since I’ve shaved with a normal razor.” He was nearly 30...

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was seen moments before catching a flight back home to Illinois from Colorado — where he spent nearly eight years in prison prior to President Donald Trump’s announcement to commute his sentence Tuesday morning — and he broke his silence.

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was seen moments before catching a flight back home to Illinois from Colorado — where he spent nearly eight years in prison prior to President Donald Trump’s announcement to commute his sentence Tuesday morning — and he broke his silence.

Rod Blagojevich has been released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Colorado and is no longer in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the bureau confirmed in a statement.

President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning a long list of other people.

Imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentence has been commuted. After months of speculation, President Donald Trump announced the decision as he prepared to board Air Force One Tuesday. “Yes, we commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich,” Trump said. “He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person – don’t know him.”  Trump...

After hinting at a possible pardon or commutation of the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, President Donald Trump made his strongest statement yet on the matter Wednesday, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that he is seriously considering commuting the former governor’s sentence.

President Donald Trump is considering commuting the sentence of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, he told reporters Thursday.

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich filed a petition Thursday with the United States Supreme Court, challenging the conviction on which he is currently serving a 14 year sentence in a federal prison.

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich released his first public statement since he entered prison, saying he and his family “continue to have faith in the truth.”

A federal appeals court’s decision to overturn five convictions against Rod Blagojevich Tuesday may be good news for the former governor, but it is far from a victory.