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Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is scheduled to be sentenced on his multiple corruption charges Dec. 6. The new date appeared on a federal court website Monday. In September, Judge James Zagel had indefinitely delayed an Oct. 6 sentencing date for Blagojevich — apparently because it would have conflicted with a related trial.

A federal judge has postponed the Oct. 6 sentencing in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

A jury on Monday convicted Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, of trying to personally benefit from his role in selecting a replacement for President Obama in the United States Senate.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich took the stand in his corruption trial Thursday morning, finally deciding to tell his side of the story—and subject himself to potentially harsh cross-examination.

The judge who presided over Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial refused on Wednesday to throw out the conviction of the former Illinois governor on a single count of lying to investigators.

In a second trial on corruption charges, the defense may call Washington officials like White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Sunday.

Former Illinois governor finds a novel way to supplement his legal defense fund. Former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared himself to a superhero as he stood alongside folks dressed as Superman and Batman at the Chicago Comic Con. Blagojevich said Saturday at the show in suburban Chicago that he draws inspiration from the superheros as he faces his own battles.

Jury finds former Ill. governor guilty of lying to federal agents; judge says he intends to declare a mistrial on remaining 23 counts.

Even Rod Blagojevich's lawyer finds him a bit strange, which may provide the key to the former Illinois governor's strategy at his upcoming corruption trial -- he was all talk, but no action.

In the year and a half since his arrest, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has lost his job and become a political pariah and a comic punch line.