Rod Blagojevich (/bləˈɡɔɪ.əvɪtʃ/ blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician who served...

Blagojevich corruption scandal In December 2008, then-Democratic Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were charged...

Patricia Mell "Patti" Blagojevich (born April 9, 1965), née Mell, is the former First Lady of Illinois and wife of Rod Blagojevich, the former Governor...

A number of controversies related to Rod Blagojevich, formerly the Governor of Illinois, were covered in the press during and after his administration...

voters under 40 to the Democratic Party. Appointed by then-Governor Rod Blagojevich, Pritzker chaired the Illinois Human Rights Commission from 2003 to...

Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican Jim Ryan (no relation to the incumbent), the Illinois Attorney General. Blagojevich won...

investigations, including those which led to convictions of Illinois Governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan, media mogul Conrad Black, several aides to Chicago...

Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich won re-election to a second four-year term scheduled to have ended on January 10, 2011. However, Blagojevich did not complete...

to the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. He resigned in December 2008 after being charged, along with Blagojevich, with wire fraud. Harris graduated...

elected lieutenant governor in 2002 and served under governor Rod Blagojevich. After Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office in 2009, Quinn assumed...

also was fired for bringing Rod Blagojevich in when he was not responsible for the loss. Kodak Moment – America's Choice: Rod Mistaken For Donny Osmond...

August 1, 2016. "Barack Obama, U.S. Senators, state officials urge Rod Blagojevich to resign". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February...

them being the charge of abuse of power. At the state level, Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois was impeached and unanimously removed from office by the...

protester Patricia Blagojevich (born 1965), née Mell, former First Lady of Illinois and wife of Rod Blagojevich Petar Blagojevich (died 1725), also spelled...

Richard. His daughter Patricia is married to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. His daughter Deb was elected to the state house of representatives...

has unsuccessfully run for office four more times. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama as the junior...

After becoming a major contributor to Rod Blagojevich's successful election for governor, Rezko assisted Blagojevich in setting up the state's first Democratic...

people have been convicted under the section, including Martha Stewart, Rod Blagojevich, Michael T. Flynn, Rick Gates, Scooter Libby, Bernard Madoff, and Jeffrey...

when the Illinois House of Representatives voted 117–1 to impeach Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges; he was subsequently removed from office and...

he ran for the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives vacated by Rod Blagojevich, who resigned to become governor of Illinois. Emanuel won the first...

relationships with now-convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. (See Rod Blagojevich controversies.) Her father Michael Madigan, Speaker of the...

Representative Rod Blagojevich in 1996, and no Republican has managed even 35 percent of the vote in the district since then. Blagojevich handed the seat...

governor in 2009 following the impeachment and removal of Governor Rod Blagojevich. Quinn was elected as the Democratic nominee, the Illinois Green Party...

commentator Rod Allen (advertising executive) (1929–2007), nicknamed the "jingle king" Rod Bernard (1940–2020), American singer Rod Blagojevich (born 1956)...

2008, recorded telephone conversations revealed Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich trying to "sell" an appointment to the Senate seat that Barack Obama...

sister, former Illinois First Lady Patti, is married to former Governor Rod Blagojevich. Mell was educated in Chicago, at St John Berchman’s Elementary School...

Chicago Outfit and the corruption trial of former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich. Zagel also sat on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...

marriage. In December 2008, following the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Currie was named by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as the...

musician R. Kelly, newspaper owner Conrad Black, and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Genson was born June 30, 1941. He was raised on the West Side of Chicago...

Senate held by Roland Burris. Burris, who was appointed by Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat vacated by Barack Obama following Obama's election...