A petition asking President Obama to grant clemency to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has 75 signatures. Organizers need 100,000 signatures to get a response from the White House.

Presidential subpoenas are rare but not unprecedented. April 24, 2010 — -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to subpoena President Obama to testify in his corruption trial, an outcome ...

Newly released FBI wiretaps show Blagojevich's profane backroom politics. July 2, 2010— -- New FBI wiretaps released late this week reveal some of the most profane and incriminating language ...

President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday joined others calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign, distancing himself further from the unfolding scandal over allegations that the governor ...

“The president-elect agrees with Lt. Gov. (Pat) Quinn and many others that under the current circumstances it is difficult for the governor to effectively do his job and serve the people of Illinois,” ...

As expected, the trial of former Gov. Big Hair is proving a nuisance for the administration of Barack Obama, which has plenty of other things to worry about far more pressing than what political ...

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will not get a hearing of his appeal by the full 7th Circuit Appellate Court. He hoped the full appeals court might overturn more of his 18 convictions in ...

CHICAGO -- An appeals court vacated five convictions and threw out the sentence of former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday afternoon. The rest of Blagojevich's convictions were affirmed by the 7th ...

CHICAGO -- Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former ...

The first photos of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich behind bars have surfaced, and the disgraced politician does not look like he used to. The biggest change in Blagojevich's appearance, in ...