Letters portray Blagojevich as model prisoner as lawyers seek his freedom

CHICAGO — In more than four years behind bars, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has become known simply as “The Gov.” Serving a 14-year term for sweeping corruption charges, Blagojevich keeps busy in the Littleton, Colo., prison by exercising incessantly, working in the law library and teaching history to inmates seeking their high school equivalency diplomas,…