Rod Blagojevich

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking weekly news roundup, St. Louis Public Radio’s team of political reporters talks about the re-emergence…

On Tuesday night, Blagojevich walked free from a federal prison four years before he was scheduled to be released. He is among 11 people who received clemency, the White House says.

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, confirmed he spoke with President Donald Trump and his acting chief of staff just before the president backed off of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 31, 2008 - Three veteran Springfield political observers, men who know Roland Burris personally…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 16, 2013: Gov. Pat Quinn, who cut his political teeth during the rancorous reign of the…

Some reporting also via Amanda Vinicky, Illinois Public RadioUpdated 1:31 p.m. with statement from current Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn.The man whose prosecutions…

Victim of tent collapse died of blunt force traumaThe St. Louis medical examiner says a man who was killed when a tent collapsed near Busch Stadium on…

Nixon heading to Brazil Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be heading to Brazil on a trade mission later this month.Nixon planned to announce more details of…

The answer to the question we know you were all asking is here.So, what will become of Rod Blagojevich's hair in prison?Blagojevich's barber says the…

Blagojevich headed to prison todayFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich left his Chicago home this morning and is heading to Colorado to begin a 14-year…