Gov. JB Pritzker would do well to follow up his call for ethics reform after the conviction with some concerted action, ...

Heading into budget season, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker faces several converging challenges, including a projected deficit over ...

(The Center Square) – The jury has completed its first full day of deliberations at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.

For the first time in more than a decade, a Republican will chair an Illinois House committee. Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch ...

Madigan, D-Chicago, served in the Illinois House for 50 years and was speaker for all but two years between 1983 and 2021. He chaired the Democratic Party of Illinois for 23 years.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- About 14-and-a-half weeks after the jury was first seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial, his fate, and that of his co ...

Jon Maxson, spokesperson for Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch ... 2024 in the Illinois House are statistically impossible to create without violation of the free and equal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team wrapped up their final presentation to the jury on Monday. Madigan's team started Friday afternoon, following a 12-hour ...

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