Federal prosecutors have moved to throw out the remaining charges against Michael McClain, a former lobbyist whose close ...

The convicted former Illinois House speaker's appellate team includes a "legendary high court litigator" who touts an 81% win ...

Congressman Danny Davis confirmed Thursday what had become an open secret in recent days; he will not seek re-election to his ...

Former President Theodore Roosevelt argued it was important to "speak softly and carry a big stick" when dealing with adversaries. U.S. Judge Manish Shah, overseeing the sentencings of the "ComEd Four ...

SCOOP: Jesse Jackson Jr. leads the pack of potential Democratic contenders in the 2nd Congressional District race, according ...

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 ...

2026 INTRIGUE: A familiar Republican name is eyeing the 2026 governor’s race. Don Tracy, the former chair of the Illinois ...

The Safe Gun Storage Act requires owners to keep weapons in a locked box around minors and at-risk individuals. Another bill ...

Foreclosure cases and a dispute with Sen. Robert Martwick Jr. are advancing against Chicago landlord Ruben Espinoza.

During the Civil War, President Lincoln conferred with Grant on an Epps plantation (Appomattox Manor) in Virginia, from which Grant commanded the Union Army. Owned by the Epps family for 344 years, ...

A former CEO of ComEd, who is a Barrington resident, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a scheme to ...