A visit with Robert Blagojevich

A visit with Robert Blagojevich
A visit with Robert Blagojevich

A visit with Robert Blagojevich

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Various individuals exited the political stage in 2010, but a conviction on just one of the 24 federal charges against Rod Blagojevich means we won’t be saying goodbye to the former governor anytime soon. There’s one Blagojevich that has successfully drifted off the radar, though.  Rod’s brother, Robert Blagojevich, has moved on with his life.  Charges against him were ultimately dropped after a jury deadlocked on the four counts against him. WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer caught up with Robert Blagojevich and his wife, Julie, earlier this year when a retrial still loomed.