UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

TV

Blagojevich at superhero convention

|
 
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to the crowd as he leaves federal court after being found guilty on one count in his 24 count federal corruption indictment in Chicago on August 17, 2010. Blagojevich was found guilty of lying to federal agents, but the judge said he intended to declare a mistrial on the other 23 more serious counts. UPI/Brian Kersey
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to the crowd as he leaves federal court after being found guilty on one count in his 24 count federal corruption indictment in Chicago on August 17, 2010. Blagojevich was found guilty of lying to federal agents, but the judge said he intended to declare a mistrial on the other 23 more serious counts. UPI/Brian Kersey 
License photo
Published: Aug. 22, 2010 at 12:05 PM

ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he enjoyed being back among the people this weekend as he signed autographs at a Chicago-area comic book convention.

Blagojevich had his own booth at the Wizard World Comic Con in Rosemont where he shook hands, posed for pictures with fans dressed as super heroes and signed autographs at a pricey $50 a pop.

"It's pretty fun to be out and be able to feel the warmth and the support from the people," said Blagojevich, who last week was convicted on a charge of lying to a federal agent and faces a second corruption trial on 23 deadlocked counts.

The Chicago Sun-Times said Sunday that Blagojevich drew a good crowd and had a chance to meet Adam West, the star of the old "Batman" television series that the ex-governor said was one of his faves when he was a kid.

Topics: Rod Blagojevich
© 2010 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional TV Stories
1 of 16
Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
View Caption
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
fark
Are we there yet? No. Are we there yet? No. Are we there yet? No. Are we there yet? Are we there...
America F' yeah -- buy this guy a cigar and a whiskey ... yeah ... at 107 this old dude can probably...
Photoshop this man and his magnificent mask
How to fill out that Taco Bell job application like a BOSS
An abandoned runway in the French countryside, a daring Frenchman sits astride his home built bicycle....
Moore, OK to well-wishers: Please, no more socks and underwear, we have enough to last 20 lifetimes....