Mr. Blagojevich, a former governor, was convicted of corruption, accused of trying to sell or trade the Senate seat of Barack Obama when he vacated it for the White House.

Trump freed Rod Blagojevich in February 2020 by commuting his prison sentence. The former governor emerged full of praise for the president, calling himself a “Trump-o-crat.” ...

Dennis Rader, the so-called "BTK" (bind, torture, kill) killer, pleaded guilty to 10 slayings in the Wichita, Kan., area. He ...

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 ...

Pritzker, at his Chicago campaign announcement Thursday, described Stratton as a “state representative and discerning policy wonk who had slayed a pro-Rauner Democrat and was endorsed by Barack Obama ...

The village's dire financial condition means Dolton can't afford to take on the house where Pope Leo XIV grew up, a motion for a temporary restraining order argues.

WASHINGTON | President-elect Barack Obama and two of his top aides met last week with federal investigators building a corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, accused of trying to ...

Today in History for June 27: In 1299, in his encyclical "Scimus fili," Pope Boniface VIII claimed that Scotland owed allegiance to the Catholic Church.

Rod Blagojevich, who was pardoned earlier this year by President ... the judge referred to Blagojevich’s attempted $1.5 million bribe to appoint someone to former U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's seat after ...