Federal judge tells longtime insider it was “imperative to wipe away the notion” that his actions were merely lobbying a ...

On the same day one of his co-defendants was sentenced to prison, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge to permit him to remain free until his case has been reviewed by a ...

John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

"I told them where I was and what I was doing," Madigan said. "I literally said the words stage four lung cancer and in ...

As the process to select Baltimore County’s next inspector general winds down, three candidates will undergo a final round of ...

Federal prosecutors have recommended nearly six years in prison for ex-lobbyist Mike McClain over his role in the ComEd ...

Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward) will ask the Ethics Committee on Monday to advance a proposal designed to prevent the city’s top ...