CHICAGO — Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent years as a close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House ...

U.S. Judge Manish Shah, overseeing the sentencings of the "ComEd Four," stridently denounced their corrupt acts on behalf of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan but handed out love taps ...

For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative ...

A Kennedy relative, a former Chicago mayor and advocates for the disabled are among the 80 people who sent letters to a ...

After Illinois lawmakers expressed frustration with Chicago’s refusal to allow video gambling in the city, Mayor Brandon ...

The occasion is the 2025 Summit, hosted by the Democratic Mayors Association and led this year by Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb ...

Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 million to then-Speaker Madigan's associates.

I also doubt that A. Montgomery Ward or Daniel Burnham would consider this a “colossal missed opportunity.” Lastly, Chicago ...

JB Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois after Bloomington- based State Farm announced a 27.2% rate increase. BRIBERY: Former ...

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling speaks as family and supporters of Officer Andres Vasquez Lasso gather Monday for a news ...

Boutros joins a growing list of court-appointed U.S. attorneys originally named by President Donald Trump’s attorney general.