This decision is independent from any other issue or briefing in this matter,' a prosecutor told the judge. Madigan's ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan turned 83 earlier this month, and it turns out he got a gift from the feds. On Friday, ...

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to reject Michael Madigan’s request for his convictions to be tossed out, claiming the ...

Federal prosecutors said they will no longer seek a multi-million dollar forfeiture from convicted ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois late last week filed a motion informing U.S. District Judge ...

Prosecutors drop their request to have ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan forfeit $3.1 million after his bribery conviction.

Feds drop Madigan forfeiture proceedings U.S. government attorneys are no longer seeking $3.14 million dollars in forfeiture ...

Although a mistrial was declared in the bribery case against state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, another Illinois ...

Since 2019, 11 now-former lawmakers have been convicted of crimes, but strengthening Illinois’ ethical safeguards is not at ...

Records show Jackson, a son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., recently became an investor in Vendor Assistance Program LLC.

Jurors deadlocked in a bribery case involving Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III, the third high-profile Illinois public ...

Good morning, Chicago. In the six years since Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker took office, members of the Illinois General Assembly have run afoul of the law at a staggering pace, even for a body with a ...