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CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday commuted the 14-year prison sentence handed out to Rod Blagojevich for political corruption, saying the former Illinois governor was a victim of the same prosecutorial overreach that Trump claims targeted him and clearing the way for Blagojevich’s release after more than eight years behind bars. LIKE US […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — When former Illinois Gov. George Ryan steps out of prison on Wednesday after serving five-plus years for corruption, he will return to a life altered by personal tragedy and to a state altered by his and his predecessor’s legacy of corruption. Ryan, who is headed to a halfway house in Chicago, will […]

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  New reports indicate that Jesse Jackson Jr. ready to continue his campaign for mayor of Chicago. Jackson’s chief of staff, Rick Bryant told reporters that he has reached out to mayors in over 25 Chicago suburbs to prepare them for Jackson’s return. "I told them that the congressman was feeling much better and that […]