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Ex-Blagojevich aide gets 10 days in prison
John Harris — the one-time top aide to Rod Blagojevich who later testified at the former governor’s corruption trial — was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days in prison. U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel said his offense was “so serious and so crucial,” it warranted prison time.
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Root of Blagojevich’s hair: Barber says dye job will go gray in prison
Rod Blagojevich’s barber says the former Illinois governor’s famously thick, dark hair is dyed and will turn gray within the first months of his prison term.
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Judge: I won’t send former Blagojevich aide to prison
A federal judge in Chicago said Wednesday he has no intention of sending John Glennon, a lesser-known figure caught up in the corruption scandal involving former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, to prison.
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Feds probed IDOT spending on youth jobs program, audit reveals
SPRINGFIELD — The state’s transportation department was being investigated by the feds for spending over $7 million on a youth employment initiative created by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a state audit released Monday said. Calling the program “ill-conceived and mismanaged,” the report from the Office …
Supreme Court ruling offers hope to imprisoned ex-Gov. Ryan
Imprisoned former Gov. George Ryan could get another chance to challenge his fraud conviction, after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday upheld a portion of his latest appeal of his federal corruption conviction.
Blagojevich tanned and muscled in prison — and his hair is lighter
Sporting a tan, lighter (but not gray) hair and five pounds more muscle, Rod Blagojevich hasn’t found prison too cruel, his onetime lawyer says. Of course, Blagojevich just began his 14-year sentence about a month ago, and he’s spent it working in the kitchen washing pots and pans and doing some chores outdoors.
Blago’s brother heads to D.C. to talk about Senate seat controversy
As Rod Blagojevich serves a 14-year sentence for trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat, the former governor’s brother is headed to Washington to talk about who he says offered to buy it. The U.S. House Committee on Ethics, which is investigating U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), is expected to interview Robert Blagojevich later this month, sources tell the Chicago Sun-Times.
Patti Blagojevich on husband’s prison sentence: ‘What planet’ are we on?
Fourteen years in prison for Rod Blagojevich. Ten days in prison for his former chief of staff. Same corruption case. Same judge. “How do you explain that to your children?” Patti Blagojevich asked on her Facebook page. In a recent Facebook posting, Illinois’ former first …
Blagojevich on leaving for prison: ‘I can’t even think about it now ’
Rod Blagojevich has left his Chicago home and is heading to Colorado to begin a 14-year federal prison term for corruption. Wednesday night Blagojevich held on to wife Patti through his 12-minute statement, squeezing her shoulder as he bid adieu to Illinois and talked about “a dark and hard journey” that would take him thousands of miles from his family.
Quinn: Not ‘a happy day for Rod Blagojevich’
Gov. Pat Quinn expressed empathy for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s family Wednesday but said the governor’s imminent trip to federal prison underscores that holding public office in Illinois should not be about “self-service.” “If you’re in public office, that’s public service, not self-service. And I …
Looking for a pen pal?
Want to send Rod Blagojevich a letter in prison? Here’s the address: Rod Blagojevich Register 40892-424 FCI Englewood Federal Correctional Institution 9595 West Quincy Avenue Littleton, CO 80123 …
Blagojevich could wind up in less restrictive prison — but it will take a few years
Rod Blagojevich’s lengthy 14-year sentence made it difficult for him to qualify for the lowest-security prisons in the federal system. It’s part of the reason he ended up in Englewood, Colo. But that could change. Once Blagojevich serves down his sentence to 10 or fewer …
Blagojevich’s new name: Prisoner No. 40892-424
Convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich now has another name he’ll be known by: federal prisoner No. 40892-424.
Blagojevich to serve sentence at Denver-area prison
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will serve his prison sentence for corruption at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood, a low-security federal prison near Denver, as he had requested, sources said. Blagojevich’s family isn’t expected to move to Colorado to be closer to him, one of his lawyers said Wednesday.
Cellini juror runs from courtroom: ‘Leave me alone!’
A juror at the trial of convicted Springfield businessman William Cellini — a longtime behind-the-scenes power broker in Illinois politics — said Friday she doesn’t know why she lied during jury selection about having two criminal convictions. Candy Chiles answered questions from U.S. District Judge James Zagel during a hearing Friday. Cellini’s attorneys are seeking a new trial, saying Chile’s convictions disqualified her from jury service.
Emanuel: ‘My thoughts are with’ Blagojevich family as prison term nears
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he would have to be “callous” not to sympathize with the family of his former political ally Rod Blagojevich for the “ripping” family tragedy unfolding as the former governor heads to prison for the next 14 years. “While obviously the …
Judge calls effort to get new trial for Blagojevich ‘harebrained’
A judge Monday denied a request by impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s attorneys to have an emergency hearing on a juror’s potential misconduct, calling the request “harebrained.”
Blago lawyers seek new trial, allege jury foreperson broke court rules
Defense attorneys for convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are asking a federal judge for an emergency hearing to find out if the jury foreperson broke court rules and improperly has a copy of her own questionnaire. If so, Blagojevich deserves a new trial, his defense …
Blagojevich gets another month till he must report to prison
A federal judge in Chicago agreed Tuesday to delay the start of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s prison term by one month to give Blagojevich time to help his family move to a new home.
Rod Blagojevich’s Facebook message: Happy New Year, we will persevere
Rod Blagojevich, scheduled to report to federal prison this year after being sentenced to 14 years for corruption while governor, wished his supporters a happy new year on his wife’s Facebook page Sunday. “Patti and I want to wish all of you a Happy New …
