GRAPHIC: Where Are They Now?

Rod Blagojevich’s recent failed attempt to have his 14-year sentence scrapped for a shorter period means he is scheduled to remain in federal prison until May 2024 — almost 1,000 miles away from his family. There was a time when the disgraced former governor likely would have been sent to a minimum-security prison camp in Oxford, Wisconsin, dubbed “Club Fed” and known for comfortably housing Illinois political crooks just a short drive away. But Blagojevich is far from the only local corruption convict who’s far from home. Here is a sampling of where members of Illinois’ high-profile criminal diaspora are behind bars:

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