Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Wednesday with his former law partner Vincent “Bud” ...

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely suitor: Republican President Donald Trump.

An analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Justice found on average more than one Illinois public servant was convicted every week between 1983 and 2023. As longtime former Illinois House Speaker ...