Blagojevich was commuted after serving nearly eight of his 14-year sentence in February 2020, during President Trump's first presidency.

Russell Vought, confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Office of Management and Budget, attended Wheaton College.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's “profoundly grateful” after President Donald Trump pardoned him on political ...

Trump announced he's pardoning Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years in prison before ...

Blagojevich went to prison on charges related to trying to soliciting funds in exchange for former President Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat.

That's why White and his team point to places like Farnsworth House and Monks Mound in Cahokia, near St. Louis. The ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois participated in one court battle with the Trump administration Thursday when a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of an executive order that sought to end “birthright ...

The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on top against a reality TV-bred GOP president ...

The ex-governor said he and the president were victims of 'lawfare' and didn't address rumors that he's being considered for ...

Illinois and other states were shut out of the Medicaid system Tuesday. The White House confirmed the portal “outage,” but ...

President Trump has issued more executive orders, aimed at the military, that range from the elimination of DEI policies to directives on policies about transgender military members. CBS News senior ...