Politics
Legendary Chicago congressman Dan Rostenkowski died yesterday at the age of 82. We have more on his life and his legacy to Chicago -- both good and bad -- with the author of the book Mr. Chairman: Power in Dan Rostenkowski's America.
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The jury in the Blagojevich trial tells the judge they can't reach a unanimous verdict on all the counts. What does this deadlock mean for the future of the case? Elizabeth Brackett was in court and explains.
How do jurors sort through a complex case like the Blagojevich trial when there are virtually no rules as to how to go about deliberating? A panel of experts take us inside the jury room.
The once very powerful Illinois congressman Dan Rostenkowski died today. Carol Marin looks back at his life.
Carol Marin sits down with some people who were close to the man known as "Mr. Chairman."
We rebroadcast a clip from a John Callaway interview from 2000 with Dan Rostenkowski, who talks about his political career and his federal corruption conviction.
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With no word yet from the jury in the Rod and Robert Blagojevich trial, their defense attorneys believe the silence means the jurors are fighting. Elizabeth Brackett tells us why.
As jury deliberations in the trial of Rod Blagojevich enter their third week, two former U.S. attorneys discuss their own high-profile corruption cases.
Mayor Daley's former patronage chief Robert Sorich was the subject of a much-publicized federal corruption case. We talk to the Sorich trial jury foreman about what really goes on during jury deliberations.
Colorful defense attorney Sam Adam Jr. sits down exclusively with our Elizabeth Brackett on the ninth day of jury deliberations. He talks about how he and his client are handling the waiting game.
Carol Marin talks to three seasoned reporters who've covered their fair share of high-profile corruption trials in Chicago.
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Still no decision from the jurors in the Blagojevich trial. But is the media coverage too much? Mayor Daley delivers his State of City address. In it, he vows to give back $20,000 in his salary. Was the unofficial launch of his re-election campaign? And in sports, can the Blackhawks repeat without their star goalie? And was Ozzie Guillen's tirade against Major League Baseball's treatment of Latino players racist?
Elizabeth Brackett reports on the waiting game at the Federal Building, and how reporters and cameramen are passing the time as they await a verdict in the Blagojevich trial.
Eddie Arruza and the foreman from the case against Scott Fawell offer some insight as to what the Blagojevich jury may be going through.