Amanda Rivkin

Chicago Politics

<b>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.</b> Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich leaves the Dirksen Federal Building with his wife Patti Blagojevich on June 27, 2011 after being found guilty of 17 counts of wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, extortion conspiracy and bribery conspiracy. He was acquitted on one charge of bribery, and the jury deadlocked on two counts of attempted extortion. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich leaves the Dirksen Federal Building with his wife Patti Blagojevich on June 27, 2011 after being found guilty of 17 counts of wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, extortion conspiracy and bribery conspiracy. He was acquitted on one charge of bribery, and the jury deadlocked on two counts of attempted extortion. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times)