Federal prosecutors are recommending nearly six years in prison for ex-Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, the longtime friend ...

Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...

A Detroit man has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for his role in a COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud scheme ...

A Detroit man was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $650,000 in a scheme over COVID-19 relief loans ...

Less than 10 months after reporting to federal prison, Edward Burke was released to begin spending the rest of his sentence ...

The report, by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog, comes after an investigative series by The Marshall Project and NPR exposed similar abuses.

The former mayor of McCook admitted in 2020 that he shook down a restaurant owner and engaged in other extortion and bribery ...

Michael McClain, 77, a former Illinois representative lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison, was convicted of bribery conspiracy ...