Throughout his five-decade career in politics, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan received hundreds of requests ...
Since no Democrat filed to run, state Sen. Chris Balkema knew upon winning the 53rd Illinois Senate District Republican primary last March that he would eventually be heading ...
A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking ...
Over the past 2½ months, the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial has heard the longtime ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan returned to the stand Wednesday to testify for a second day in his corruption trial.
A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in and legislators now face several tough issues including how to plug a projected ...
Gov. JB Pritzker waved off concerns that a fiery House Democratic caucus meeting that tanked one of his prized legislative ...
Illinois’ new batch of lawmakers will face a number of challenges in 2025. Chief among them is a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit.
Mike Madigan and Mike McClain have known each other since they both were state representatives in the 1970s, but their ...
A new General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.