Article: Obama campaign distances itself from indicted fundraiser Rezko.

Article: Rezko calling...
Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  May 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Before the Tony Rezko corruption case went to the jury this week, Rezko's defense team was quick to remind jurors that they heard Rezko's voice only a few times on wiretaps of star prosecution witness Stuart Levine's home phone. Levine ...

Article: Rezko cash triple what Obama says; $168,000 traced to ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... campaign cash from indicted businessman Tony Rezko and his associates than he has publicly ... has collected at least $168,308 from Rezko and his circle. Obama also has taken in ... attended fund-raising events hosted by Rezko since the mid-1990s. But seven months ...

Article: Rezko replay
Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  May 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Tony Rezko is accused of wielding his vast influence as a fund-raiser ... prosecution witness Stuart Levine sat. Levine told jurors during Rezko's high-profile trial that he schemed with Rezko so the two could reap millions of dollars in kickbacks ...

Article: Rezko freed from jail -- but not free to go
Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  April 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... than 2 months behind bars, a beaming Tony Rezko walked out of a downtown courthouse and ... he won't flee. As added guarantees, Rezko, 52, will remain under house arrest at ... trial on corruption charges continues. Rezko hurried into the arms of a family member ...

Article: Rezko pleads not guilty: Blagojevich pal gets FBI escort ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  October 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... appearance in court of Antoin "Tony" Rezko ended weeks of speculation about his whereabouts ... week. Federal prosecutors charge that Rezko leveraged his influence with state leaders ... Despite the official escort--agents met Rezko's plane as it landed Thursday at O ...

Article: Rezko pals in state posts: Records reveal vast influence ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... John Chase Jun. 15--Antoin "Tony" Rezko has long been one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich ... lawsuit documents, show a close circle of Rezko business investors and their relatives ... influential state posts. The records show Rezko's ties with the Blagojevich administration ...

Article: Rezko defense tries to plant seeds of doubt.(News)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  April 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Obama's name surfaced Monday in the Antoin Tony Rezko corruption trial. Rezko attorney Joseph Duffy was questioning prosecution witness Stuart Levine about an April 3, 2004, party Rezko hosted in honor of Nadhmi Auchi, a wealthy Iraqi ...