Governors, Political Corruption | featured news

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is spending his time in federal prison teaching Civil War history and learning to play the guitar, while his attorneys work on an appeal, his wife said on Friday, the one-year anniversary of the beginning of his 14-year term for corruption....

The judge who presided over Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial refused on Wednesday to throw out the conviction of the former Illinois governor on a single count of lying to investigators.

Jury finds former Ill. governor guilty of lying to federal agents; judge says he intends to declare a mistrial on remaining 23 counts.

Former Chief of Staff for ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) reaches plea deal in attempted sale of Obama's Senate seat and agrees to cooperate.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Roland Burris should resign from the U.S. Senate for the good of the state and a new senator should be chosen by special election to fill the seat once held by Barack Obama.