President Donald Trump said he's getting rid of all of his predecessor's top federal prosecutors, a standard change for an ...

Corruption in Illinois is on a weekly basis. The state averaged more than one corruption conviction per week from 1983-2023, ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption charges. The conviction has prompted discussions on ...

Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery ...

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some ...

Fortunately, the work of the 2009 Illinois Reform Commission, established in the wake of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s ...

In a statement, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the verdict an “important message to anyone in government” that “if you choose ...

Illinois lawmakers voiced a wide range of reactions Wednesday following former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on ...

President Trump has pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption-related crimes, including trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat vacated by former President Barack Obama.

Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual called it a “historic” conviction, ranking high among top public corruption cases tried in Chicago’s federal courthouse. He said that Illinois residents ...