These texts came after that same staffer shared another set of texts, in which Gardiner used slurs when talking about fellow Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) and about women who work in city politics.

Former Ald. Edward Burke arrived at Chicago’s federal courthouse Monday looking much like the powerful Democratic politician who ruled City Council for decades, dressed to the nines, silver hair ...

"Defendant's health is progressively declining, she can do nothing to stop it, and the measures that could be implemented to ...

Former Ald. Edward Burke and his wife, former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse for a lunch break during jury selection for his trial on corruption ...

Former Ald. Edward Burke and his wife, former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse for a lunch break during jury selection for his trial on corruption ...

Ald. Colby Chapman (2nd) ... A Harvey alderperson will appear in court on Monday, accused of hitting a police officer while being removed from a council meeting back in April.

Ex-Ald. Ed Burke, right, and his wife, former Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke, walk toward their home after he was found guilty in a federal corruption trial in December.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in an appeal from former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, who claims he was wrongly convicted of lying to bank regulators even though his statements were ...

Ald. Carrie Austin’s lawyers seek to halt her prosecution over medical issues, say the court should not ‘risk the loss of a life’ Austin’s attorneys also derided recent speculation about ...