Roland Burris Named to Replace Obama in Senate

Gov. Blagojevich will name former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President elect Barack Obama in the Senate on Tuesday afternoon. The embattled Blagojevich is fighting impeachment charges in the Illinois House for, among other reasons, trying to auction...

Blagojevich: Crazy or Part of an Accepted Culture of Corruption?

OK, so day two and we find Blagojevich out on $4,500 bail and back in the Governor's office, having turned his passport over to the court so he can't skip the country. Reading through the transcipts in the affidavit it is difficult to not conclude that the governor of...

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Photos

Photos of Governor Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois Governor's mansion taken from the US Federal Government website and are considered in the public domain. "Public domain materials generally fall into one of...

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Taken Into Federal Custody

Illinois Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich has reportedly been taken into federal custody following months of suspicion about him being under investigation by federal authorities.The Chicago Tribune reported...

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