Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team began their final presentation to the jury just after lunch Friday, ...

Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this ...

The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday in Springfield a 2021 lawsuit by Waukegan Potawatomi Casino challenging ...

Patricia Lear's home and the one next door were a total loss, and other neighbors were also left with damage to their houses.

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch wants to vet the state’s underfunded pensions through a budgetary lens as the legislature ...

Closing arguments are set to continue Thursday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

Final arguments are underway in the high-profile corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

A defense attorney has presented a statement in lieu of testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the corruption trial of former ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stepped down from the witness stand Tuesday after days of testifying in his own defense in his corruption trial. It remained unclear ...

Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, political ally and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise ...