NAPERVILLE, Ill., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is facing bribery and fraud charges, helped extortion attempts against area hospitals, an official alleges.

CHICAGO, June 6 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama says he doesn't expect the corruption conviction of a former fundraiser to be an issue during the U.S. presidential campaign.

CHICAGO, June 4 (UPI) -- Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a former friend of Barack Obama and former top adviser to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted Wednesday on corruption charges.

CHICAGO, May 11 (UPI) -- Testimony has finished after two months in the federal corruption trial of Chicago developer Antoin "Tony" Rezko.

CHICAGO, April 15 (UPI) -- A prosecution witness said presidential candidate Barack Obama was at a party in Illinois held by Tony Rezko, an Obama fundraiser on trial for corruption.

CHICAGO, March 3 (UPI) -- Jury selection began Monday in the Chicago corruption trial of political fundraiser Tony Rezko, who has ties to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- In advance of Chicago developer Antoin Rezko's trial, federal prosecutors said that he had been involved in an extortion scheme with "Co-schemer A."

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has said he would feel "betrayed" if charges brought against a top fundraiser are proven to be true.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Chicago prosecutors have indicted a rich Republican insider and two powerful lawyers in an alleged kickback scheme.