Article: Ex-Blagojevich adviser dies before prison term

Article: At the right hand of Rod; As a $30-million fund-raiser and close ...
Crain's Chicago Business;  September 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... He beat me.'' Mr. Kelly could afford to lose to his friend, Gov. Rod Blagojevich. In the race that counts ... annually. He also met Mr. Blagojevich. It happened at a political ... fund-raiser, Mr. Kelly recalls, and the "always gregarious'' Mr. Blagojevich approached him to talk ...

Article: Former Blagojevich aide dead Christopher Kelly was ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  September 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... office is prosecuting the Blagojevich case, as it did KellyAEs ... other two federal cases Kelly already had been sentenced ... in the wide-ranging Blagojevich corruption case that ... terrible tragedy.AE" Kelly wasnAEt likely crucial ... governmentAEs case against Blagojevich, said Collins, who ...

Article: Ill. Legislators focus on ousting blagojevich.(Front)
The Virginian Pilot;  December 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... on Democrats to move against Blagojevich. A spokesman for Democratic ... with Republican leaders today. Blagojevich was expected to firm up his ... Black and R&B singer R. Kelly. Blagojevich and his wife, Patti, left ...

Article: Illinois legislators focus on ousting Blagojevich
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  December 15, 2008 ;     562 words ... ... on Democrats to move against Blagojevich. A spokesman for Democratic ... with Republican leaders today.Blagojevich was expected to firm up his ... Conrad Black and R&B singer R. Kelly.Blagojevich and his wife, Patti, left ...

Transcript: Blagojevich Tapes
The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Network);  January 27, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... FOX News anchor Megan Kelly. Robert Blagojevich allegedly the bag man ... governor, you know. MEGYN KELLY: Right, his brother ... REILLY: Right, right. KELLY: And there was a bill sitting on Governor's Blagojevich's desk that would ...

Article: Illinois Gov. Blagojevich Calls Special Session.
The Bond Buyer;  December 21, 2007 ;     542 words ...CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich yesterday called a special session of the General Assembly ... also cited as a distraction the recent indictment of Chris Kelly, Blagojevich's former fundraiser and point person on gaming issues ...

Article: Illinois Corruption Probe Inches Closer to Gov. ...
The Bond Buyer;  December 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the indictment of Blagojevich friend and former fundraiser Chris Kelly on tax fraud charges ... alleges that Levine, Kelly, and Blagojevich were together on ... public official. Blagojevich is alleged to have ... with Rezko and Kelly, referred to as ...