The deal that former Ald. Danny Solis made to work as a government informant ensured he would avoid a trial and keep his city ...

Prosecutors would like to sentence former Portage Mayor James Snyder on his obstruction of the IRS charge and forgo a third ...

The partial verdict came down at the end of a four-month trial that featured more than 60 witnesses. The jury deliberated for nearly 65 hours over 11 days. Streicker argued in March that Madigan ...

A federal judge on Thursday postponed the retrial of ex-AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza on bribery counts related to former House Speaker Michael Madigan, allowing the new U.S. attorney in ...

The top brass in the U.S. attorney's office needs to figure out why they have had such a miserably low initial conviction rate lately.

Madigan. La Schiazza’s trial led to a hung jury in September, but he faces trial again in June. A jury in August also acquitted Indiana businessman Robert Mitziga, who’d been accused of ...

Jones' would be the third high-profile federal corruption trial in seven months to end in a hung jury. In February, jurors deliberating former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's case ...

Jones' would be the third high-profile federal corruption trial in seven months to end in a hung jury. In February, jurors deliberating former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's case ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

Madigan will learn how much restitution he must pay for his conviction. According to a Jan. 23 filing, the government looked to seek more than $3 million in forfeiture. The landmark trial ...

Dirksen U.S. Courthouse for portions of the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. “If it’s a judge or defendant that the public hasn’t seen, you still want to ...