This decision is independent from any other issue or briefing in this matter,' a prosecutor told the judge. Madigan's ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan turned 83 earlier this month, and it turns out he got a gift from the feds. On Friday, ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois late last week filed a motion informing U.S. District Judge ...

Prosecutors drop their request to have ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan forfeit $3.1 million after his bribery conviction.

Feds drop Madigan forfeiture proceedings U.S. government attorneys are no longer seeking $3.14 million dollars in forfeiture ...

Since 2019, 11 now-former lawmakers have been convicted of crimes, but strengthening Illinois’ ethical safeguards is not at ...

Although a mistrial was declared in the bribery case against state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, another Illinois ...

Jurors deadlocked in a bribery case involving Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III, the third high-profile Illinois public ...

As you likely know by now, a federal jury deadlocked last week on all three corruption charges against Illinois state Sen.

Records show Jackson, a son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., recently became an investor in Vendor Assistance Program LLC.

It’s the first trial of a sitting state lawmaker since former state Rep. Derrick Smith, who was found guilty of bribery by a ...

Good morning, Chicago. In the six years since Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker took office, members of the Illinois General Assembly have run afoul of the law at a staggering pace, even for a body with a ...