“Rod Blagojevich” on The Daily Caller

For Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, it may be the final campaign. (more)

The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday afternoon that it would resume its inquest into Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s role in possibly attempting to purchase the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. (more)

Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, an Illinois legal watchdog group, called this week for the immediate suspension of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s law license. (more)

In light of the Solyndra bankruptcy, terms like “economic stimulus package” and “green jobs” now appear to be Team Obama code words for “kickbacks to political supporters so huge they would make a third-world despot green with envy.” (more)

In the wake of former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s conviction on 17 of 20 federal corruption counts, there is speculation that Illinois Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. could once again come under scrutiny for his involvement in a portion of the charges. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — Jury convicts ex.-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich of trying to sell or trade Obama’s old Senate seat (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been convicted of 17 of the 20 charges against him, many related to his attempt to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) – Rod Blagojevich tells jurors he discussed the possibility of appointing himself to the U.S. Senate in 2008 so he could hunt down then-al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. (more)

Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. testified Wednesday that he did not attempt to buy President Barack Obama’s Senate seat from former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (more)

Last week, the government rested its second corruption case against former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich after calling only a handful of witnesses. (more)

The first witness in the corruption retrial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will take the stand today, and prosecutors said that will be FBI agent Daniel Cain, who led the investigation of Blagojevich. After Cain, government lawyers said they would question John Harris, Blagojevich’s last chief of staff — a signal that the allegations about the sale of Barack Obama’s former Senate seat will be featured early in the trial. (more)

The first trial against former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was a bust. (more)

On the day before his federal retrial, former Governor Rod Blagojevich is accusing the government of leaking information about Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. having a mistress. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a judge Wednesday to cancel his upcoming retrial on political corruption charges and promptly sentence him on the sole conviction from the first trial, saying money woes prevent him from mounting an ample defense. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge for permission Wednesday to dismiss racketeering charges against ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as he heads to a retrial, trying to simplify a case that deadlocked jurors in the first trial complained was too hard to follow. (more)

It is fitting that Illinois is the destination of choice for Democratic legislators desperate to flee their states to prevent newly elected majorities from delivering on the budget reforms they campaigned on. Perhaps the fleeing legislators from Wisconsin and Indiana watched the budget trickery in Illinois last month and knew it was a safe place for big tax-and-spenders. (more)

A prominent political fundraiser with ties to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and President Barack Obama will spend eight more months behind bars before he is sentenced for his crimes. Tony Rezko was convicted of fraud and corruption in federal court back in June 2008.  (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — The major party candidates for Illinois governor repeatedly questioned each other’s honesty and competence Thursday in a debate dominated by angry exchanges. (more)