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John Chase is deputy metro editor for local government and politics. He rejoined the Tribune in 2022 after having worked at the Better Government Association, where he was an editor on the 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Failures Before the Fires.” He worked at the Tribune from 1998 until 2016 covering Illinois and Chicago politics and government.

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Trial Day 2: Wiretaps

Gov. Rod Blagojevich's voice resonated through the Illinois Senate at his impeachment trial Tuesday in the first tantalizing airing of the undercover recordings that triggered his arrest on federal corruption...
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Governor takes his fight to airwaves

Facing a Senate trial likely to cost him his job, impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched a media blitz Friday portraying himself as the victim of a political conspiracy. The governor's...
Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. on Capitol Hill in Washington the day after he was not allowed to be seated as Senator of Illinois.

Burris practiced in political arts

Amid the controversy over whether he should become Illinois' next U.S. senator, Roland Burris has been described by friend and foe alike as an earnest public servant with a long...
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He did it anyway

In a display of political bravado, disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday appointed former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, challenging national Democratic leaders to reject the...
Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) (left), confers with Sen. Lou Viverito (D-Burbank) as questions are posed to Rep. Chapin Rose (R-Charleston) during Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate in Springfield, Ill.

Fundraiser seeks immunity in Blagojevich probe

A key figure in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged scheme to sell a U.S. Senate seat has sought immunity from federal authorities in return for his cooperation in their ongoing probe,...
Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) (left), confers with Sen. Lou Viverito (D-Burbank) as questions are posed to Rep. Chapin Rose (R-Charleston) during Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate in Springfield, Ill.

Uncomfortable spotlight shone on Patti Blagojevich

Even before her voice was heard on covert recordings made by federal investigators, First Lady Patricia Blagojevich was neck-deep in the federal probe of her husband and his administration. Once...