The deal that former Ald. Danny Solis made to work as a government informant ensured he would avoid a trial and keep his city ...

I think everyone should remember George Ryan for the good things he’s done in his life,” former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin told The Chicago Tribune. “Everyone makes mistakes.” Yes, ...

Charges have officially been dropped against former Alderman Danny Solis, court documents showed. It is all part of a deal he ...

Published reports indicated that Farris was released on home monitoring in March, then ordered detained again last week, only to be released again on Wednesday.

Michael McMurray, an attorney and former construction executive, replaces Jamie Rhee. His first order of business is to begin ...

Cliff Questel joins the limited ranks of visual reporters in the city's courts — but the ship has long been sinking.

Three of nine people charged over the past several months with federal immigration-related offenses in federal court in the Southern District of Illinois involve cases out of Madison County. Other ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints Michael McMurray, a former City Hall official and executive at a design and engineering firm, as the new Chicago Department of Aviation ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced in a message to supporters that he will not be running for U.S. Senate.

A mistrial is declared in Sen. Emil Jones III’s bribery case after a jury deadlocks; retrial decision expected in June.

Michael Madigan was convicted of bribery conspiracy ... a bill in the Senate in February 2019 that would have required the Illinois Department of Transportation to conduct a statewide study ...

The governor calls on Democrats to step up their game in opposing the Trump administration. And Mayor Brandon Johnson visits ...