Jeffrey Tobolski traveled a well-worn path in Chicago-area politics, from following in the footsteps of his late father as ...

The “Velvet Hammer” stood before his sentencing judge in June and gave a statement worthy of his reputation: Deliberate, calm ...

Cook County Commissioner and Mayor of McCook, was sentenced to four years in prison for corruption after an extensive federal investigation revealed his involvement in extortion and bribery schemes.

A request for former Illinois speaker Michael Madigan to remain out of prison while his appeal of his 7 1/2-year sentence is ongoing was denied by a federal judge.

July 25, 2025, would have marked Illinois’ first Emmett Till Day, a commemoration of the 14-year-old Chicagoan whose 1955 ...

U.S. District Court Judge John Robert Blakey has denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s request to stay out ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan files appeal of federal corruption conviction By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team, WLS Wednesday, July 23, 2025 ...

Anne Pramaggiore led the state’s largest utility for six years. On Monday a judge sentenced her to two years for helping lead a scheme to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has appealed his conviction on 10 counts of public corruption. Madigan’s defense attorneys filed the appeal notice Wednesday in federal court in ...

It hurts ordinary Americans in concrete ways, and the risk has never been greater given today’s unprecedented mixing of private wealth with political power.

Texas, has requested Attorney General Pam Bondi to have the Department of Justice investigate Texas House Democrats, ...