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Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich Timeline

1956 Dec 10	Milorad "Rod" Blagojevich born
1979 May	Rod Blagojevich graduates from Northwestern University Rod Blagojevich graduates from Northwestern University. He attended Tampa University for his first two years of undergraduate studies and spent his last two years at Northwestern.
1983 May	Rod Blagojevich graduates from Pepperdine Law School I went to law school at a place called Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif., overlooking the Pacific Ocean — a lot of surfing and movie stars and all the rest. I barely knew where that law librar...
2008 Dec 9	Rod Blagojevich Governor of Illinois Arrested Is this a joke?
2008 Dec 10	Rod Blagojevich's 52nd Birthday Rod Blagojevich celebrated his 52nd birthday one day after being arrested on charges of abusing his gubernatorial power.
2008 Dec 16	Rod Blagojevich hires noted defense lawyer Ed Genson Illinois Governor Hires a Courtroom Bulldog CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich has turned to one of Chicago's best known lawyers to defend him -- a legendary courtroom bulldog whose ...
2008 Dec 30	Governor Rod Blagojevich names Roland Burris to fill Obama's Senate Seat I've enjoyed the limelight the past couple of days
2009 Jan 5	Lt. Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn creates Illinois Reform Commission The man who could be in line to take over from Illinois' scandal-tainted governor is setting up a panel to make recommendations on cleaning up state government. Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Q...
2009 Jan 8	Roland Burris testifies before Illinois House Impeachment Committee Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris told state lawmakers investigating the possible impeachment that he did not act unethically in being appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacat...
2009 Jan 9	Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich Impeached House Resolution for Impeachment HR1671 LRB095 23283 RCE 53981 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Section 14 of Article IV of the Illinois 3 Constitution provides ...
2009 Jan 23	Blagojevich Administration releases details on 43 subpeonas Sweeping federal subpoenas of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration include requests for records involving David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett, senior advisers to President Barack ...
2009 Jan 24	Blagojevich Lawyer Ed Genson quits Prominent Chicago defense lawyer Ed Genson said Friday he intends to resign as attorney for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the criminal case against the governor.
2009 Jan 26	Blagojevich Impeachment Trial Begins Blagojevich's trial begins, without him there.
2009 Jan 26	Rod Blagojevich skips impeachment trial appears on Good Morning America In a case that gets more bizarre by the day, Governor Rod Blagojevich skipped out on the opening day of his impeachment trial to be interviewed by Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Good Morning Amer...
2009 Jan 27	Blagojevich Impeachment Trial - Day 2 FBI tapes were played at Blagojevich's trial. No other Illinois governor has been impeached, let alone convicted in a Senate trial. It would take a two-thirds majority — or 40 of the 5...
2009 Jan 29	Blagojevich Impeachment Trial - Day 4 Senators voted 59-0 to remove Rod Blagojevich, who walked out of the silent chamber after delivering an impassioned plea for mercy. Within hours they applauded his former running mate and...
2009 Feb 3	Governor Blagojevich on the Today Show and David Letterman Former Governor Rod Blagojevich continues to make a spectacle of himself, appearing on the Today Show, Greta Van Sustern and Lettermnan.
2009 Feb 11	Former Governor Rod Blagojevich tees off on Springfield Illinois Politicians Rod Blagojevich was interviewed on WLS-AM Radio in Chicago this morning. He really tees off on everything and everybody, alleging adultery, excessive drinking and graft. I think he migh...
2009 Feb 14	Illinois Congressman Jim Durkin refers Roland Burris' testimony to Sangamon County State's Attorney U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has changed his story again about what happened before ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed him to the Senate, and state Republican leaders said Saturday they want an...
2009 Feb 14	Roland Burris admits he spoke to Blagojevich people He assured us there was nothing wrong, so we said, ‘Well, say it under oath. It troubles me that there was a need to file an additional affidavit.”
2009 Feb 20	Governor Pat Quinn calls for Roland Burris' resignation from US Senate Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday called on fellow Democrat Roland Burris to resign from the Senate, saying the controversy surrounding Burris' appointment to the seat was hurting the state and hi...
2009 Feb 21	Roland Burris talks to federal investigators Federal authorities interviewed U.S. Sen. Roland Burris on Saturday as they continued their corruption investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with th...
2009 Feb 26	Revelation that Roland Burris's Son was offered job by Blagojevich BURRIS' SON GOT STATE JOB FROM BLAGO SCANDAL MUSHROOMS \| He serves as housing authority counsel despite facing foreclosure on his own home The son of embattled Sen. Roland Burris is a...
2009 Mar 2	Rod Blagojevich signs book deal Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is vowing to expose "the dark side of politics that he witnessed in both the state and national level" in a book due out later this year, his publicist announc...
2009 Mar 6	Burris associate contradicts Senator's January 5th sworn statement "There is more to be discovered. I know the key to finding the information out is through Fred (Lebed). That's the main point I wish to get across.
2009 Mar 13	Report that Federal Investigators interview Sam Zell in Blagojevich Case Tribune Co. chairman Sam Zell was targeted for $25,000 by the Blagojevich campaign last November while the company's Wrigley Field deal was under consideration and two weeks before the ex...
2009 Mar 24	Rod Blagojevich to guest host morning radio show Rod Blagojevich will be on WLS in Chicago on the "Don Wade & Roma Morning Show" tomorrow. The show airs from which airs from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. as its two hosts are off this week. It w...
2009 Apr 2	Rod Blagojevich indicted on Felony Corruption Charges Blagojevich, his brother, top aides indicted Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his brother Rob and Christopher Kelly, a former top fundraiser for Blagojevich, were all indicted today on c...
2009 Apr 8	Blagojevich investigators interview Illinois Finance Authority Officials regarding Wrigley Field Deal The head of the state authority involved in talks about the possible sale of Wrigley Field said Wednesday that he and the authority's executive director have been interviewed by federal a...
2009 Apr 9	Blagojevich Prosecutors look into Jesse Jackson Jr.'s alleged attempts to buy Senate seat Federal authorities have questioned a former chief of staff to ex- Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other cooperating witnesses about an attempt by friends of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to raise fund...
2009 Apr 14	Rod Blagojevich announces plans to be on Reality Show I just found out that Rod Blagojevich — who today plead not-guilty to being the worst governor ever in the history of ever — is in negotiations to star on a reality show full of "D-list c...
2009 Apr 14	Rod Blagojevich arraigned on corruption charges CHICAGO, April 14 (UPI) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a date in federal court in Chicago for his arraignment on criminal corruption charges. Blagojevich, indicted on 16 c...
2009 Apr 16	Blagojevich's cohorts plead not guilty Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign finance chairman, a millionaire lobbyist and his former chief of staff pleaded not guilty today on charges related to the racketeering and fraud cas...
2009 Apr 19	Roland Burris holds first fundraiser as US Senator Burris fundraising total: $845 U.S. Senator Roland Burris, the controversial appointee to the seat once held by President Barack Obama, is holding his first campaign fundraiser since h...
2009 Apr 21	Judge denies Rod Blagojevich's request to go to Costa Rica for Reality Show A federal judge ruled today that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich cannot go to Costa Rica to film a reality show, saying he does not "have confidence" that Blagojevich will comply with the con...
2009 Apr 21	Rod Blagojevich appears in court to ask permission to travel to Costa Rica for reality show The ex-governor himself is expected to be in the courtroom this morning to try to get U.S. District Judge James Zagel's permission to travel to Costa Rica. In a twist, the Sun-Times has ...
2009 Apr 24	Rod Blagojevich promotes "I'm a Celebrity" Reality Show He may not be going to Costa Rica to film “I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here,” but on Friday, Rod Blagojevich marked a new episode in the increasingly bizarre reality show that is hi...
2009 Apr 24	"Rod Blagojevich Superstar" Musical gets extended to June 14th Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) and Second City announced today that the hit musical Rod Blagojevich Superstar will be extending its run on Navy Pier through June 14th, due to tremendou...
2009 Apr 28	Illinois Reform Commission releases its recommendations The Illinois Reform Commission (IRC) issued its 100-day report today, recommending a wide range of ethics reforms in six key areas: campaign finance; procurement; enforcement; government...
2009 May 4	Book on Rod Blagojevich, "Pay to Play," is released I did actually talk to several psychiatrists. They did point me toward the Mayo Clinic's definition of a narcissistic personality disorder, someone who is very much in need of attention. ...
2009 May 6	Christopher Kelly talking to feds about Rod Blagojevich Several onetime allies of for- mer Gov. Rod Blagojevich have already lined up as government witnesses against him, and another close friend and confidant could be next. Sources familia...
2009 May 6	Rod Blagojevich's defense team given over one million pages of evidence against him The defense team for disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was given at least 1 million pages of documents set to be used as evidence, lawyers say. Lawyers in the case said al...
2009 May 10	Group to pitch NBC on Rod Blagojevich Reality Show IRWT Entertainment: Our goal is to get our show launched through interest of you, the viewer. We need your help as we want to prove to the various Network Executives that there is an aud...
2009 May 12	Federal Judge appoints three lawyers for Rod Blagojevich's case A federal court Tuesday appointed three defense lawyers for the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich whose funds are depleted. The Chicago Sun-Times reported U.S. D...
2009 May 14	Bleep'n Golden Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner Released
2009 May 14	Patti Blagojevich rumored to be on "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" Frankly, they need the money.
2009 May 21	Illinois Senate sends bill to Governor Quinn to block Rod Blagojevich from profiting from his forthcoming book Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich landed a six-figure tell-all book deal (http://timelines.com/2009/3/2/rod-blagojevich-signs-book-deal), but legislators are on their way to making sure that he...
2009 May 21	Patti Blagojevich accepts role on "I'm a celebrity - get me out of here" Reality Show She'll have it easier competing in the jungle.
2009 May 26	Transcript of phone call between Roland Burris and Robert Blagojevich released to Senate Ethics Committee I will personally do something OK? And it will come to you before the 15th of December.
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 ...