CHICAGO, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Chicago Monday granted prosecutors more time to indict Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The judge granted prosecutors a 90-day extension, meaning they will have until April 7 to return a grand jury indictment against Blagojevich, Chicago Public Radio reported.
Blagojevich has been accused in a federal complaint of corruption, including trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. In addition to the federal investigation, an Illinois House panel is determining whether it will recommend impeachment proceedings to the full House.
Last week, prosecutors asked the courts to extend that deadline because the case against Blagojevich was complicated and because courts were not in session during the holidays, Chicago Public Radio reported.
When prosecutors announced federal corruption charges against Blagojevich in December, they filed a criminal complaint. By law, prosecutors then had 30 days to present their case to a grand jury and get an indictment.
