Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction underscores the systemic problems in politics and government in the state Capitol.

If anyone knows how former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is feeling these days, it might be Rod Blagojevich. Illinois’ former governor faced sentencing twice. Both times, a federal ...

Trump freed Rod Blagojevich in February 2020 by commuting his prison sentence. The former governor emerged full of praise for the president, calling himself a “Trump-o-crat.” ...

Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor convicted of trying to sell or trade the Senate seat once held by President Obama, should go to prison for 15 to 20 years, federal prosecutors said.

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

For months, former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has praised President Donald Trump. He has explicitly echoed Trump’s criticism of the president’s own criminal prosecutions, which Trump likes to ...

SAFETY CALL: The Illinois State Police is working with Gov. JB Pritzker and top legislative leaders to offer increased ...

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

Rod Blagojevich as those bonds are retired ... lot more — if it sticks with the balloon-payment-like “Edgar ramp” it now follows. Even today, the state still isn’t contributing as much to its pension ...

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

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.

The Supreme Court justices’ annual financial disclosures were released Tuesday, revealing millions of dollars in combined book payments to the justices in 2024.  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took ...