John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

For a half-century former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was the godfather of Illinois state “poli-tricks”, holding ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House ...

If he wins a third term, Gov. JB Pritzker will become only the second Illinois governor to serve more than two terms.

Demographic shifts mean that Chicago’s increasingly diverse young workforce is financing the retirements of older generations ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Federal prosecutors want a former ComEd lobbyist to spend more than four years in prison. They filled a ...

Gov. George Ryan wanted lawmakers to suspend the state's gas tax, citing increased prices at the pump. House Speaker Michael ...

John Bates, Curator and Section Head, Life Sciences, The Field Museum, joins John Williams to talk about the changes made to ...