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CHICAGO, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A close friend of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has agreed to help investigators in a corruption case against the former governor, prosecutors said.
CHICAGO, May 12 (UPI) -- Tourists are flocking to President Barack Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago, with even stronger turnouts expected this summer, tourism officials said.
CHICAGO, March 31 (UPI) -- Federal grand jurors investigating former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich questioned witnesses about his wife's real estate transactions, defense sources said.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Tony Rezko, a Chicago businessman linked to President Barack Obama and Illinois' former governor, has been moved to a new federal lockup, a U.S. marshal said.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Convicted Chicago developer Tony Rezko may have a key role in the corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, officials said.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors say former Chicago Alderman Edward R. Vrdolyak pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The McCain campaign Thursday tried to dredge up a real estate deal that enabled Democrat Barack Obama to buy his Chicago mansion.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Federal investigators are probing whether convicted developer Tony Rezko paid for all or part of a $90,000 fix-up of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's bungalow.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The newest electoral advertisement for Republican presidential candidate John McCain says U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., may have ties to Chicago corruption.
CHICAGO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Tony Rezko, a Chicago developer and one time fundraiser for Barack Obama, may be being pressured by federal investigators to tell on Illinois politicians.
