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Several Democratic sources said Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza has told them she will not run for a fourth term, opening ...
The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking Judge John Robert Blakey to let him avoid prison while his attorneys ...
The big punch-line: “I’ll take on the biggest bully of them all. Because underdogs? We fight harder,” the congressman ...
A new report from CPD shows a sizable year-over-year increase in reports of both use-of-force and firearm-pointing incidents by Chicago cops. The upticks come as the department continues its efforts ...
On Monday, he filed a motion for release, pending appeal of his conviction. Madigan was ordered to report to prison this ...
John McEnroe is on the call of the men's championship match at Wimbledon on Sunday. The iconic American tennis player, who won seven Grand Slam titles during his playing career, has since become one ...
Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison, following his conviction on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.
Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison​, following his conviction on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A former ComEd lobbyist was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison. John Hooker will be on supervised release for six months after the sentence is completed. He also has to pay a ...
A former executive for electric utility ComEd has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in bribing ex-Illinois ...
John Hooker, one of the “ComEd Four”, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.