"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 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 ...

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 Chicago Ald. Carrie Austin is too sick to stand trial on charges that she took bribes in the form of home improvements ...

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 ...

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.

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. 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 ...

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.

Ald. Colby Chapman (2nd) was arrested earlier this month on felony charges of aggravated battery to a police officer.