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.

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 ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is hiring. Job duties include cutting ribbons and influencing state policy. Opportunities for promotion? Pending the outcome of the 2028 presidential race. As the governor begins ...

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 ...

Michelle Obama is revealing who she and former President Barack Obama look to for marriage advice. On the Wednesday, June 11, episode of her podcast "IMO," which she hosted solo without cohost and ...