Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a convicted felon who spent eight years in federal prison, is going to court to be able to get his name back on the ballot.

Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell a Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Trump commuted the former governor's sentence in 2020.

Ex-governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich was released from federal prison Tuesday evening following a commutation earlier in the day from President Trump that cut short his punishment on corruption ...

Exclusive interview: Convicted ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich discusses why he wants to re-open the door to a statewide run for office.

Rod Blagojevich is a former Democratic governor of Illinois. He was serving a 14-year prison sentence following his 2011 conviction on federal public corruption charges, including attempts to profi… ...

Mr. Blagojevich, a Democrat and former governor of Illinois, was accused of trying to sell the Senate seat left open when Barack Obama went to the White House.

Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, 16 months after former President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of the former Illinois Gov. Nearly five ...

CHICAGO - A federal judge on Tuesday upheld Rod Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence on corruption counts, setting aside pleas for leniency by the former Illinois governor's wife and daughters ...

Trump's pardon for the former Illinois Governor comes just shy of five years after he commuted Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence.

President Donald Trump is expected to issue a pardon to ex-Illinois Governor and former "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Rod Blagojevich.

President Trump is reportedly set to pardon former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of crimes including seeking to sell an appointment to Barack Obama's old Senate seat and ...