A former chief of staff and longtime friend of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooperate with federal prosecutors in their corruption case against the former governor. Alonzo "Lon" Monk, 51, said that as Blagojevich's top aide he had witnessed ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that statements he made on secret FBI wiretap tapes were taken out of context by prosecutors and that he might try to call senators and a top White House official as witnesses at his racketeering and fraud ...

The sprawling suburban Chicago mansion of a convicted fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been sold for $2.8 million. Bank of America was the sole bidder Monday for the Wilmette estate that once belonged to political fixer Tony Rezko. The bank had foreclosed ...

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal corruption charges alleging "pervasive fraud" which included an attempt to sell Barack Obama's vacant US Senate seat. Blagojevich, 52, is accused of engaging in a pattern of pay-to-play politics which began before he was even elected governor in 2002. The Illinois state legislature ousted Blagojevich from office for ...