At 6:15 a.m., Gov. Rod Blagojevich is roused from his Ravenswood Manor home, arrested, handcuffed and hauled before a federal magistrate on sweeping charges that he conspired to sell his office ...

The predawn rousting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich from his Ravenswood Manor home Tuesday marked a stunning climax to a tale of alleged public corruption unmatched in Illinois’ storied history of e… ...

CHICAGO Accused of trying to sell the Senate seat left open by Pres-Elect Barack Obama, Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges Tuesday morning. He appeared in court ...

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was roused from bed, arrested and handcuffed after prosecutors said he was caught on wiretaps audaciously scheming to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat for cash ...

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: Gov. Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested at their homes this morning in a probe involving the governor's quest to fill Sen. Barack Obama's ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by ...

One year ago this week, then-Governor Rod Blagojevich was handcuffed by the FBI. The early morning arrest was followed by the rapid conclusion of his political career. That day, there was shock ...

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and his chief of staff were arrested Tuesday morning in what prosecutors describe as a “political corruption crime spree” that included a conspiracy to ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 12 -- -- CHICAGO, Dec. 12 -- Just a week ago, Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. seemed confident that the U.S. Senate was within his reach, maybe soon. Of the many contenders for President ...

CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, whose criminal sentence President Trump has commuted, became a household name when he was arrested 12 years ago on an explosive accusation: Prosecutors said he had ...

In his first in-depth interview since his arrest on corruption charges, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tells TODAY's Amy Robach he is boycotting his impeachment trial because the rules do not allow ...