Topic: Governor Blagojevich

The House Ethics Committee said Friday it will continue to investigate whether Rep. Jesse Jackson acted improperly in seeking a seat in the Senate in 2008.

An auction of convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's property pulled in about $30,000 Thursday, most of that going for an Elvis Presley statue.

A Springfield, Ill., businessman accused alongside former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is pushing to have his case tried separately, the businessman's lawyer said.

Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment to the U.S. Senate demanded Sunday that he be seated before Inauguration Day.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Sunday his opposition to Roland Burris being named to President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat has nothing to do with race.

President-elect Barack Obama restated his support of the Senate Democrats' plan not to seat his successor, even though Roland Burris is a "fine public servant."

Illinois' lieutenant governor predicted Sunday the state's embattled governor, Rod Blagojevich, will be out of office by mid-February.

A spokesman for President-elect Barack Obama Monday said a review of transition team actions indicates no inappropriate dealings with Illinois' governor.

Convicted Chicago developer Tony Rezko may have a key role in the corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, officials said.

The majority of Illinois voters say embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich should resign following his arrest this week on corruption charges, a poll indicates.