Born and raised in Chicago, Blagojevich graduated from Northwestern University in 1979 and the Pepperdine University School of Law in 1983. After graduating, he became a criminal prosecutor at the Cook County State's Attorney Office during the late 1980s.

8 hours ago · In 2011, then-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an opinion that resulted in the forfeiture of Blagojevich's pension, which is worth about $65,000 annually. If he were to receive back ...

1 day ago · President Trump on Monday signed a full and unconditional pardon for Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois, who served eight years in prison on corruption charges until Trump ...

1 day ago · President Donald Trump has pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term ... After Young Thug trial ...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term.. The Republican president called the Democratic former governor, who once appeared on Trump’s reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice,” “a very fine person” and said the conviction and prison ...

1 day ago · Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell a Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Trump commuted the former governor's sentence in 2020.

1 day ago · President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pardoning Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020.

1 day ago · Loons sign 21-year-old French midfielder Owen Young; Leagues Cup foes announced. 16 minutes ago. ... President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year ...

1 day ago · President Trump signed a full pardon on Monday for Rod R. Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who was convicted of corruption in 2011 in a scheme to sell a Senate seat being ...

Nov 27, 2024 · Children: Anne and Amy. Education: Northwestern University, B.A., 1979; Pepperdine University, J.D., 1983. Last name is pronounced Bluh-GOY-uh-vitch. His father was a prisoner of war for four years...