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Blagojevich: ‘I’m Hopeful For The Future’
UPDATED 03/15/12 12:47 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — The end of the road has come for the nearly 3 1/2-year Rod Blagojevich saga. As CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports, at 1 p.m. Chicago time Thursday, he will report...
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Former Gov. Blagojevich Reports To Federal Prison
Updated 03/15/12 – 4:52 p.m. LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS) — More than three years after being arrested by federal agents while still serving his governor, Rod Blagojevich has reported to a federal prison in...
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Sources: Blagojevich High-Fived Other Inmates On First Night In Prison
LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS) — Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich is adjusting to a new lifestyle in prison, but he apparently hasn’t lost his taste for political grandstanding. Sources tell CBS 2 that Blagojevich...
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Quinn Hopes For The Best For Primary Voter Turnout
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. Pat Quinn says despite analysts’ predictions that Illinois will see low voter turnout Tuesday, he is hoping for the best. As WBBM Newsradio’s Michele Fiore reports, early voter...
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Defense Attorney: ‘No Shock Or Surprise’ For Blago In Prison
CHICAGO (CBS) – Rod Blagojevich’s lawyer said the former governor’s first two weeks in prison have been about what Blagojevich expected. Defense attorney Aaron Goldstein said he’s talked with...
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Suspicious Envelope Sent To Prison Where Blagojevich Is Held
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) – A white, powdery substance sent to the suburban Denver prison where convicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is being held wasn’t hazardous. The envelope, addressed to an inmate,...
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Relatives Of Super-Max Inmates Want Prison Closed
CHICAGO (CBS) – A group of protesters critical of prisoner treatment at the state’s super-max prison marched in the Loop on Wednesday in support of Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close the facility....
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Blagojevich Marks 1 Month Behind Bars
LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS) — Sunday marked one month behind bars for Rod Blagojevich, and his attorney, Aaron Goldstein, says the deposed governor is fully entrenched behind bars. As CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov...
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Vrdolyak Released From Home Confinement Early
CHICAGO (CBS) — Former alderman and political powerbroker Edward Vrdolyak is completely free, after being released from home imprisonment three months ahead of time. The Chicago Sun-Times reports U.S....
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Media Mogul Conrad Black Released From Prison
MIAMI (CBS) — Media mogul Conrad Black has been released from prison, having completed about three of his 6 1/2–year sentence for defrauding investors. Speaking to the Associated Press, U.S. Bureau of...
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Man Gets 37 Years For Stabbing Girlfriend To Death
CHICAGO (CBS) — Trent Lee stabbed his girlfriend nine times with two knives while they were at a party in Zion on Oct. 14, 2010. Lee, 45, inflicted some of the wounds on Nichelle McNeal while she was...
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Blagojevich Gets Prison Visit From Wife, Daughters Over Weekend
UPDATED 05/15/12 7:39 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Two months after beginning his 14-year prison term, former governor Rod Blagojevich had a visit with his family over the weekend. As WBBM Newsradio’s Regine...
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Dwight Village President: Quinn’s Plan To Close Prisons Is A Bargaining Ploy
DWIGHT, Ill. (CBS) — Angry reaction is erupting from Gov. Pat Quinn’s order to close down several Illinois prisons, including the women’s correctional center in Dwight. As WBBM Newrsadio’s Regine...
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Blagojevich ‘Totally Bored’ In Prison: Report
CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is not happy with his work assignment at the Colorado prison where he’s serving a 14-year term for corruption. According to Sun-Times columnist Michael...
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Man Gets 80 Years For Killing Ex-Girlfriend
CHICAGO (STMW) — A south suburban man was sentenced to 80 years in prison Monday for a 2008 attack that left his former girlfriend dead and her boyfriend paralyzed. Deandre Crawford, 32, of Ford...
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8 Volatile Criminals Moved As Tamms Supermax Prison Prepares To Close
TAMMS, Ill. (CBS) — Eight of the state’s more volatile criminals were moved Thursday from the Tamms Superman prison downstate. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bob Conway reports, the Associated Press says the move...
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Fear Of Guantanamo Inmates Coming Inland Holds Up Thomson Prison Sale
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Fear over Guantanamo inmates coming inland is holding up the sale of the state prison at Thomson. As WBBM Newsradio’s Dave Dahl reports, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said...
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Prison Officers Across Indiana Arrested On Meth Charges
CHICAGO (CBS) — A federal indictment says 40 people are facing charges in connection to a methamphetamine ring that was run from an Indiana prison with the help of corrections officers. An indictment...
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Prosecutors Dropping Murder Charges Against Man Jailed For 17 Years
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will dismiss criminal charges against a Chicago man in a 17-year-old murder case, her office announced Thursday. The case involves Alprentiss...
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Naperville Man Gets 15 Years For Sex With Young Girl
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Naperville man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting he had sexual contact with a girl under the age of 13. Thad W. Sugay, 23, of the 1200 block of Chickory Lane,...
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