Chicago (Illinois, US), Jan. 27: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared the Illinois State Senate impeachment proceedings a "kangaroo court."

Blagojevich told FOX News on Monday that "What''s happening to me is unimaginable. It''s a kangaroo court... when they are basing an impeachment on a criminal allegation that their rules don''t allow them to prove up."

Washington  - The Illinois Senate on Monday began the impeachment trial of Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested last month for trying to sell President Barack Obama's vacant US Senate seat.

Blagojevich, 52, was impeached by the state's House of Representatives earlier this month. The lower body of the Illinois state legislature voted overwhelmingly, by 114-1, to send the case to trial in the state Senate, where, if convicted, Blagojevich will be stripped of his power and removed from office.

Chicago, Jan. 1: Legal experts have said that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is being judged prematurely in connection with trying to sell Barack Obama''s Senate seat.

Legal experts have said that that the governor has not been convicted or indicted, and his public treatment -- even at the hands of his fellow Democrats -- raises questions about whether Blagojevich is unfairly being viewed as guilty out of the gate.

Chicago(US), Dec. 31: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has named former state Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U. S. Senate, stunning lawmakers both in his home state and in Washington.

Blagojevich told a press conference in Chicago that Burris was a candidate of "unquestioned integrity" and urged the public not to "allow the allegations against me to taint this good and honest man."

Washington, Dec 20 : Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared that he will "fight" until his last breath, defending himself for the first time since his arrest last week on federal corruption charges.

A defiant Blagojevich told reporters in Chicage that he is innocent and he is certain, after battling the charges, he will be "vindicated."

Springfield (Illinois, US), Dec. 16: Lawmakers in Illinois have taken the first step towards activating impeachment proceedings against State Governor Rod Blagojevich, who has been accused of trying sell the Senate seat vacated by US President-elect Barack Obama.

Illinois lawmakers descended on the state capital of Springfield Monday to consider whether to hold a special election to fill Barack Obama''s vacant Senate seat.