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.

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

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

Federal prosecutors said they won't pursue millions of dollars in forfeiture money from convicted former Illinois Speaker ...

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

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

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

With five weeks to go in the spring legislative session, Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to revive a tax on prepaid cell phones ...

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 ...