Some Illinois lawmakers are expressing hope that the General Assembly will get serious about ethics reform in 2025.

A defense attorney has presented a statement in lieu of testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the corruption trial of former ...

Real estate lawyer Michael Madigan, a lawmaker for 50 years, is accused of using ComEd as his “personal piggy bank.” ...

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President Trump's order impacts both convictions and pending cases. It says approximately 300 pending cases should be ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Last week, the defense rested its case in the ...

The Quad Cities Chamber held a legislative forum on Friday featuring Illinois state representatives and senators from the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Much like the rest of the trial, closing arguments in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's federal corruption trial are going long. Government prosecutors ended the day ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s legal team rested their case Thursday, hoping to convince jurors that prosecutors overreached by bringing a historic racketeering conspiracy ...

Michael Nietzel is president emeritus of Missouri State University. A Forbes contributor since 2019, he writes about higher education. After earning his B.A. from Wheaton College (Illinois), he ...

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (WGN) — When former Chicago Bulls star and NBA legend Michael Jordan listed his Highland Park mansion for sale in 2012, he likely had no idea it would take more than 12 years ...