At Wednesday’s meeting of the 104th Illinois General Assembly, the House Republican Caucus staged a walkout, including Vermilion County representative, Brandun Schweizer. The walkout was in protest of ...

Trump's pardon of Blagojevich, who was convicted in 2011 on corruption charges that included attempting to sell former ...

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.

A conservative branch of Illinois Republicans is calling out the party’s House leader. The Illinois Freedom Caucus, made up ...

Rod Blagojevich was immediately chased down by the media for his stance on Trump upon his release from prison in 2020.

Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence in 2020. The former governor had served about 8 years on charges stemming from ...

I support President Trump in many ways,” state Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) said, “but I don’t think he understands that this just signals that the corruption in Illinois is just accepted, rather than it ...

5 On Your Side's political editor Mark Maxwell sat down with IL Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Belleville). What is the oldest city in ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's “profoundly grateful” after President Donald Trump pardoned him on political ...

Illinois House Democrats approved a resolution Wednesday condemning President Donald Trump for pardoning people convicted of ...

JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats. Illinois Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are praising the action. “Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson have ...