Chicago Politics Timeline

1983 Rod Blagojevich Begins Work as Clerk for Chicago Alderman Ed Vrdolyak
Immediately after college, Blagojevich, insinuated himself into the upper echelon of Chicago’s Democratic machine. His first job was with city alderman Edward Vrdolyak, who escaped charge...
1992 Rod Blagojevich Wins a Seat in the Illinois House of Representatives
With the backing of his influential father-in-law, Blagojevich won a seat in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1992, against an entrenched incumbent. He drew on his experiences as ...
1996 Rod Blagojevich Elected to US House of Representatives
In 1996, Blagojevich surrendered his seat in the state house to campaign in Illinois's 5th congressional district. The district had long been represented by the powerful Democrat, Daniel ...
1998 Rod Blagojevich Re-elected a Second Time to the US House of Representatives
In 1996, Blagojevich surrendered his seat in the state house to campaign in Illinois's 5th congressional district. The district had long been represented by the powerful Democrat, Daniel ...
1998 Rod Blagojevich Re-elected to US House of Representatives
In 1996, Blagojevich surrendered his seat in the state house to campaign in Illinois's 5th congressional district. The district had long been represented by the powerful Democrat, Daniel ...
1999 Rod Blagojevich Accompanies Jesse Jackson on a Diplomatic Trip to Yugoslavia to Negotiate the Release of US Prisoners of War
In 1996, Blagojevich surrendered his seat in the state house to campaign in Illinois's 5th congressional district. The district had long been represented by the powerful Democrat, Daniel ...
2002 Rod Blagojevich Defeats Jim Ryan to Become Governor of Illinois
"How can you replace one Ryan with another Ryan and call that change? You want change? Elect a guy named Blagojevich." —Rod Blagojevich
2006 Rod Blagojevich Re-elected Governor of Illinois
The Illinois gubernatorial election of 2006 occurred on November 7, 2006. The Governor of Illinois, Democrat Rod Blagojevich, won re-election for a four-year term scheduled to have ended ...
2009 Jun 1 Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 1
As Rod Blagojevich waits to find out if anyone will sell him down the river, his wife Patti was nearly swept away by a river in Costa Rica. She bravely took his place on "I'm a Celebrity ...
2009 Jun 2 Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 2
Patti Blagojevich has wormed her way even further into the hearts of her "I'm a Celebrity" comrades. On last night's installment, Patti was the only woman to successfully complete a chall...
2009 Jun 3 Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 3
Apparently navigating Illinois politics isn't all that different from life in the jungle. On last night's "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" Patti Blagojevich had some words of adv...
2009 Jun 4 Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 4
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) says he's "Mr. Mom" during his wife's tenure on an NBC reality show. Blagojevich appeared Wednesday on CNN's "La...
2009 Jun 8 Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 5
Patti Blagojevich opened up on the two-hour episode of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here," making the former governor out to be a political prisoner or folk hero, as opposed to the ...
2009 Jun 22 Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 12
The AP reports that Stephen has released a statement saying that he has left the Costa Rican jungle, outlasting his brother, Daniel, and professional villains Heidi and Spencer Pratt. He ...
2009 Jun 23 Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 13
Patti Blagojevich was finally voted off "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" after more than three weeks of campaigning for sympathy in the Costa Rican jungle. Judging by the reactio...
2009 Nov 16 Chicago School Board President, Michael Scott, Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
The president of the Chicago Board of Education, who had served in a variety of prominent posts here over three decades, was found dead early Monday morning on the banks of the Chicago Ri...
2009 Dec 4 Evidence in the Blagojevich Corruption Case is Stolen from Chicago Law Firm
At least one computer containing evidence in the corruption case against former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was stolen in an overnight burglary of the offices of Mr. Blagojevich's a...
2009 Dec 6 Police Search for Items Stolen from Blagojevich Attorney Comes Up Empty
Police say a search of a Chicago home didn't turn up any of the items stolen from former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (bluh-GOY'-uh-vich) attorneys. Chicago police said late Saturda...
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