Rod blagojevich

CHICAGO - They were close. After three weeks of respectful but increasingly tense deliberations, 11 jurors were ready to convict Rod Blagojevich of what prosecutors called a "political corruption crime spree" that would have sent yet another former Illinois governor to prison.

CHICAGO - A federal jury deadlocked Tuesday on all but one of 24 charges against former Illinois Gov.

CHICAGO - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich vows to appeal his single conviction against him and says he's the victim of persecution by the federal government.

CHICAGO - A federal jury deadlocked Tuesday on all but one of 24 charges against former Illinois Gov.