Former Portage Mayor James Snyder and his legal team have until Friday to object to prosecutor’s filing to proceed to ...

LIVE UPDATES: Madigan trial live blog It is hard to overstate the significance of this verdict, even when it was a partial one. A jury of eight women and four men held truth to power, and found ...

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. Madigan was convicted Wednesday of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday , but acquitted of ...

The deal that former Ald. Danny Solis made to work as a government informant ensured he would avoid a trial and keep his city pension, which paid him nearly $109,000 last year.

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 ...

Capitol News Illinois reporters Hannah Meisel, Molly Parker and Beth Hundsdorfer were recognized for journalistic excellence ...