U.S. District Judge James Zagel may have set back a new trend in reality TV by years. Before slamming former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with a 14-year prison sentence Wednesday, Zagel made it clear ...

In tapes played for the jury last week at the Blago trial, the ex-gov was heard telling aides that if both Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. were drowning, and he could only ...

Here’s some news: you can go home again. For me it’s Chicago, and I had a fervent urge to see some of the Blagojevich trial for myself. I do not know him—most likely because I left Chicago in 1977. I ...

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Teammate Sinbad Says: "He’s the Elephant in the Room" Since being ousted as governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich has been mostly unemployed. What the future holds for him is unclear—and it certainly ...

It's an ill wind that blows no good, even in Chicago in November. Take Skittles Blagojevich, a small white dog — could be a bichon frise, maybe a Maltese — who joined the family shortly after Governor ...

Click here to read Margo Howard’s assessment of the opening statements in the Blagojevich trial and here to read about the craziness that occurred during the first round of closing statements. Click ...

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It’s showtime for Blago. With his Beatle haircut, salesman’s blue suit and devilish grin, Rod Blagoje vich worked the courtroom, the lunchroom, the men’s room like a middle-aged rock star hepped up on ...

Poor Milorad R. Blagojevich. Who knew he'd be longing for the good ol’ days when everyone just thought he was a crook. Political thug hawking a seat versus media road kill rotting in the heat? I am ...

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