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

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

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

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

America’s home prices have skyrocketed, far outpacing wage growth and inflation: U.S. home values have grown by more than 95% ...

The defense rested its case in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's bribery and corruption trial on Thursday.

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators ...

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