President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich helps correct an injustice and is a proper use of the president’s pardon power.

The Trump Justice Department’s rationale for its approach to filing or dropping prosecutions seems to be that the Biden administration weaponized the law to punish Trump. To be polite, that is bovine ...

Editorial written by Chicago Tribune Board. Back in early 2009, Chicago’s storied Second City comedy theater created a satirical musical spoof of a former governor of Illinois, “Rod Blagojevich, ...

Citing ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction, former Gov. Pat Quinn called on Gov. JB Pritzker to toughen Illinois ethics ...

Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell an appointment to then-President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and trying to shake down a children’s hospital.

Meanwhile, Sen. Dick Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Vice President JD Vance's assertion ...