Throughout his five-decade career in politics, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan received hundreds of requests ...

Throughout his five-decade career in politics, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan received hundreds of requests for job recommendations from a wide range of people he encountered.

The rules for the 104th Illinois General Assembly are now in place despite House Republicans urging for changes to make ...

Over the last 2 ½ months, the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial has heard the longtime ...

Over the past 2½ months, the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial has heard the longtime Democratic leader’s voice dozens of times on wiretapped phone calls and in ...

The former speaker is arguably one of the most notable former politicians to testify in their own defense since former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Attorneys for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan unveiled a key point in their defense case Monday morning, saying they intend ...

CHICAGO — Former Illinois state Rep. Edward Acevedo must testify in the corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, despite strenuous arguments from ...

It’s been 18 months since Karina Gonzalez and her 15-year-old daughter Daniela were shot and killed on Fourth of July weekend at their Chicago home, allegedly by her husband.

Dixon, and Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, discussed their priorities for the 2025 legislative session Monday night while answering questions from their districts' constituents during a telephone-based town ...

Ray Long, the great investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune, joins John Williams to give us all the details on the last couple days of the Mike Madigan corruption trial when Madigan took the ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, breaking a two-year deadlock.