rod blagojevich

Back in 1962, Richard Nixon, after losing to Pat Brown in California's gubernatorial election, uttered the famous quote "you don't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference."

After all the years of a sometimes circus-like atmosphere surrounding him and his legal problems, it looks like the judicial system is done with former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich as of yesterday.

Now that Rod Blagojevich is out of prison, here are some future career opportunity ideas for him.

It's been eight years since his conviction on corruption charges. They're just now getting around to this?

14th District Congressman Randy Hultgren joins the WROK Morning Show monthly for a discussion of the issues.

This morning's decision by the Supreme Court basically means that Illinois' former Governor has run out of chances to get out of prison early.

A federal appeals court today rejected former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's bid to shorten his 14-year prison sentence in a public corruption case.

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network The question of whether political horse trading is the same as a bribe is important enough for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide, according to the attorney for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Typically, the Supreme Court addresses cases where there is a national interest or a lack of consensus among federal courts ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal court has denied a request by imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to delay his resentencing while he asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case. A Monday order from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago denies last week's request by the Illinois Democrat's lawyers...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network The last hope to get more convictions against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich thrown out is to go to the U.S. Supreme Court. With the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting his request for a rehearing before the full court, the highest court is his final appeal option...