Five years after his release from prison, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich still isn’t letting go of his conviction—and he now wants retribution.

Blagojevich was a rare Illinois politician who never took a bribe, gift or loan from any supporter, and he never took a penny from his campaign fund. His main achievements as governor — the All ...

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich says he is "profoundly grateful" to President Donald Trump for pardoning him. Blagojevich spent nearly eight years in prison on corruption charges ...

President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois who was convicted on multiple charges of corruption in 2011 ...

Blagojevich, 68, has never applied for a pension and has not asked for a refund of the $101,000 he contributed during his years as a state lawmaker and governor, Blair said. Blagojevich, however ...

Unlike the commutation, which left intact Blagojevich’s federal conviction, the Trump presidential pardon wipes clean the criminal slate of the only Illinois governor to be impeached and ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — President Trump officially issued a pardon to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Monday, a White House official confirmed to CBS News. The development was first reported by ...

(Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)/Daily Herald via AP) CHICAGO (CN) — Republican President Donald Trump pardoned former Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Monday evening, confirming rumors ...

When Trump “fired” him as a contestant, he took the opportunity to praise Blagojevich. The former governor and Democrat, who was in office between 2003 and 2009, backed Trump in the 2024 ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to reporters before entering his home in Ravenswood Monday. President Donald Trump pardoned the former governor Monday. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share ...

Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who was convicted of corruption in 2011 in a scheme to sell a Senate seat being vacated by Barack Obama. “It’s my honor to do it,” Mr ...