The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of ...

Former President Trump has granted a complete pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor convicted for ...

Former President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois.

President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose prison sentence on corruption charges ...

“One of my most important duties as Governor is protecting public safety in the State of Illinois,” he said in the Thursday letter. “No one who attempts to overthrow a government should ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s directive to bar individuals pardoned for their involvement in the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack from state employment is drawing scrutiny ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter ...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is blocking any January 6 rioters pardoned by Donald Trump from working for the state of Illinois. In a statement released Thursday, the Democratic governor blatantly ...

Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...

"You come for my people, you come through me." Last week, the Illinois governor told CNN he is "all for" Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deporting violent criminals. However, Politico ...