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Blagojevich convicted on 17 counts of corruption; state rep. and NIU professor weigh in

By Kyla Gardner | June 27, 2011

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted Monday afternoon of 17 counts of corruption and related charges, including trying to sell or exchange President Barack Obama's former senate seat. Guilty verdicts on 10 counts of wire fraud, one count...