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Day of reckoning at hand for Blagojevich
Throughout a long and now disgraced public career, Rod Blagojevich became known for his silver but often forked tongue. It is a reputation sure to loom large over this week's sentencing hearing for the convicted former governor as he mounts a last-ditch...Tags: Prosecution, Executive Branch, Trials, Punishment, Rod Blagojevich
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Feds seek 15-, 20-year sentence for Blagojevich
In sharply contrasting portrayals, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was cast Wednesday by the defense as a dedicated but duped public servant who deserves compassion, while prosecutors described him as a brazenly selfish public official who refused to take...Tags: Prosecution, Crimes, Laws, Executive Branch, Punishment
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Patti Blagojevich pleads with judge: 'Be merciful'
Rod Blagojevich's sentencing hearing has ended for the day, with the defense emphasizing the damage a long prison sentence would have on Blagojevich’s family.
Lawyer Aaron Goldstein also read a letter read to the court from Blagojevich’s...Tags: Prosecution, Crimes, Laws, Patricia Blagojevich, Human Interest
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Once his defender, Quinn berates Blagojevich
![Even as a corruption investigation swirled around then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich five years ago, Pat Quinn defended his two-time running mate as "a person who's honest and one of integrity."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66629885-07195020.jpg "Even as a corruption investigation swirled around then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich five years ago, Pat Quinn defended his two-time running mate as "a person who's honest and one of integrity.\"")
Even as a corruption investigation swirled around then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich five years ago, Pat Quinn defended his two-time running mate as "a person who's honest and one of integrity."
On Wednesday, Gov. Quinn declared "justice was served" after a...Tags: Crimes, Executive Branch, Religion and Belief, Rod Blagojevich, Judges
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Chicago 2011: A Year in Review
WGN NewsAs 2011 comes to a close, WGN remembers some of the big stories that made Chicago headlines, from politics to weather to sports. Kicking off 2011 was a kick from Mother Nature -- the blizzard that hit the Chicago area on February 2 shut down Lake Shore...Tags: WGN, Executive Branch, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Theo Epstein
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Blagojevich attorneys consider prison and appeal
Attorneys for Rod Blagojevich, coming off a big defeat this week with his 14-year prison sentence for corruption, are now gearing up for another protracted and difficult fight — an appeal of the former governor's conviction.
But the most...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Executive Branch, Trials, Punishment
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Blagojevich seeks drug treatment in prison
Tribune reporterConvicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to enroll in a substance-abuse program at a federal prison outside of Denver, a move that could shave up to a year off of his prison sentence. Blagojevich’s legal team, however, has downplayed the...Tags: Executive Branch, Heroin, Punishment, Rod Blagojevich, Judges
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When a judge matters
Wednesday dawns with expectancy and, for federal convict Rod Blagojevich, dread. He returns to a huge courtroom with warm wood paneling and cold fluorescent light. His attorneys spent much of Tuesday urging U.S. District Judge James Zagel to give the...Tags: Prosecution, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Judges, Regional Authority
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Blagojevich's leniency bid faces tough odds, experts say
In a bid to avoid a long prison sentence, Rod Blagojevich is expected to argue he was an effective governor who cared about people, that he was led along by his advisers through the schemes he was convicted of and that he didn't profit anyway.
But...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Punishment, Trials, FBI
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Zagel and the next crooked pols
![<em>"He was corrupt when he took the oath of office. He was corrupt until the day he was arrested."</em>](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66625885-07161842.jpg "<em>"He was corrupt when he took the oath of office. He was corrupt until the day he was arrested.\"</em>")
"He was corrupt when he took the oath of office. He was corrupt until the day he was arrested."
—Federal prosecutor Reid Schar at the sentencing of Rod Blagojevich, Dec. 7, 2011.
"My life is in ruins. … I have nobody to blame but myself for...Tags: Prosecution, Cook County Government, Executive Branch, Punishment, Rod Blagojevich
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Illinois Serial Killer Pleads Not Guilty in Deaths of 5 SoCal Women
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A convicted serial killer pleaded not guilty Friday to the murders of five SoCal women, including the stabbing death of a student at Saddleback College more than two decades ago. Andrew Urdiales, 47, a former marine who was...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Crimes, Trials, Punishment
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10 things you might not know about the Afghan war
Will the final chapters of the Afghan war be written in Chicago? It's possible. At next month's NATO summit here, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and global leaders will discuss an exit strategy for foreign troops fighting the Taliban, a task no doubt...
Tags: Taliban, Afghanistan, Politics, Luxembourg, Armed Conflicts
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