With years of freedom hanging in the balance, disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday gets his final shot at trying to persuade a federal judge not to send him away for a lengthy prison term. Blagojevich was expected to address Judge...
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Chicago —— A federal judge heard pleas Tuesday from Rod R. Blagojevich's wife and one of his daughters urging leniency for the former Illinois governor, who was convicted last summer of 17 corruption counts, including an attempt to sell an appointment...
CHICAGO (AP) — After all his claims of innocence and facing years in prison, Rod Blagojevich let his lawyers make an admission that he has so far avoided — that he is, in fact, guilty of public corruption. The former Illinois governor will get a...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lawyers for disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge on Tuesday to show mercy in sentencing him for his federal conviction on multiple corruption counts. The lawyers said Blagojevich did not profit...
CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich was clearly the ringleader of the schemes for which he was convicted, and lied about his actions on the witness stand, a judge said Tuesday at the ousted Illinois governor's sentencing on charges that include trying to...
WASHINGTON — A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It's a bit too big. The planet is smack in the middle of what astronomers call...
By NATASHA KORECKI, ABDON M. PALLASCH and LAUREN FITZPATRICK Staff Reporters / nkorecki@suntimes.com December 6, 2011 9:30AM Blago Blog: Minute-by-minute updates from the courtroom Updated: December 6, 2011 8:44PM A subdued former Gov. Rod...
Posted at 08:37 AM ET, 12/06/2011 Kim Richards. (Fred Prouser - Reuters) Kim Richards, former child star, aunt of Paris Hilton and current “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” castmember, has reportedly entered an undisclosed rehab facility,...
