The lead federal prosecutor in the corruption trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is stepping down.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud ...

Chicago’s top federal prosecutor for public corruption has submitted his resignation effective March 14, a spokesman for the ...

A federal judge on Monday granted a partial retrial on several bribery counts in the case of four former executives and ...

A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case involving former House Speaker Michael ...

It’s unclear what prompted the departure of Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu. The news comes in the early days of ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered a unique state budget address. Sure, he included topics conventionally covered in such speeches — like revenue projections and an outline of some spending ...

The values are going down downtown. Residential is going to take on a greater share of the tax bill,” an expert says, which ...

A prosecutor with a 20-year record of winning major cases will step down from his job with the U.S. attorney in Chicago, NBC ...

The name James Snyder, a former mayor of Portage, Ind., doesn't mean much to Illinoisans. But it should. It's reverberating throughout the Land of Lincoln. Snyder was convicted of bribery in ...