Nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer” for his quiet but hard-nosed style, Madigan was convicted in February on 10 of 23 counts in a remarkable corruption trial that lasted four months. The case churned ...

Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13 Michael Madigan was ...

The governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York testified Thursday before the House Oversight Committee, which has been ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said it was "a horrible day for Minnesota" after lawmakers Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman and their spouses were shot in separate attacks. Hortman and her husband were ...

Former Illinois Democratic lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to more than seven years in prison following a federal ...

Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state representative, and her husband were fatally shot on Saturday morning. John A. Hoffman, a ...

A measure Illinois lawmakers sent to Gov. JB Pritzker would streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offenders.

Illinois ranks near the bottom in a new report on states with pro-growth labor policies, according to a new report.

Legislation that mandates the Illinois Department of Corrections to annually report on hospice and palliative care within its ...

In response to the new per-bet tax introduced by the legislature, the two largest online sportsbooks are charging users a per ...

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...