Former Commonwealth Edison insiders accused of bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) are asking a Chicago ...

Organizers need about 328,000 signatures to get on the state ballot and 52,000 for Chicago. A signature-gathering kickoff event is planned for April 30.

His Black Excellence in Bleu has raised more than $1 million since it was formed last year, some of that from groups with a ...

The next time Illinois state lawmakers want to restrict corrupting influences, they should look at public sector unions.

The latest Rich States, Poor States report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) places Illinois among the very poorest in the U.S. The ALEC-Laffer competitiveness index released ...

This being Illinois, the more things change, the more they stay the same. So it was on Monday, when another of our state's selfless public servants showed up in Chicago federal court for the start of ...

The trial, which is expected to be short, will finally shed more light on a federal corruption probe that went public in the ...

Jones, 46, whose father, Emil Jones Jr., led the state Senate for years before orchestrating having his son replace him, goes ...

CHICAGO - Federal prosecutors asked for a criminal case against former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis to be dismissed after his ...

An Illinois House bill would prevent public utilities from making campaign contributions to political candidates if it ...

The U.S. attorney’s office officially has moved to drop the criminal case against high-profile government mole Daniel Solis, the former alderman who played key roles in federal prosecutions ...