Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged that President Donald Trump's reelection was a factor in his decision to seek a third term. "I don't shy away from a fight," he told reporters.

English historian Edward Gibbon completed work on his six-volume work, “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.” ...

Ben Collins has overseen the comeback of a print edition of 'The Onion' over the past year and pledges that it will continue ...

Illinois has a well-documented history of corruption, extending beyond elected politicians to include appointed and career ...

For months, former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has praised President Donald Trump. He has explicitly echoed Trump’s ...

The village's dire financial condition means Dolton can't afford to take on the house where Pope Leo XIV grew up, a motion for a temporary restraining order argues.

The House antitrust settlement this month was geared to bring guardrails and sanity to the chaotic world of college athletics. However, as we absorb the feedback from Judge Claudia Wilken's decision, ...

The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s ...

Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery conspiracy and other corruption charges.

Defense attorneys requested that Madigan be sentenced to a year of home confinement with probation and community ... was even greater than the damage done by convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the ...

(The Center Square) – A federal judge sentenced Michael Madigan Friday to seven-and-a-half years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $2.5 million for crimes committed during his tenure as the ...