Illinois corruption takes center stage as Michael Madigan is convicted of bribery and Rod Blagojevich gets a pardon. Plus, why a project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes is on hold.

In a statement, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the verdict an “important message to anyone in government” that “if you choose ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue ...

Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday ...

Civilian Office of Police Accountability Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten much of the last 12 months at odds with the ...

Michael Madigan, once the state of Illinois’ most powerful politician during his decades-long run as Illinois House Speaker ...

A total of 2.8 inches of snowfall was recorded at O’Hare Airport, falling short of the 4 to 6 inches that had been predicted.

Cook County officials and health care providers gathered at a Friday news conference to remind residents to get tested and ...

The General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois sent the former Illinois Speaker of the House notice by mail, according to ...

Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s ...

The latest survey from the monitoring team charged with enforcing the consent decree found that Chicagoans’ confidence in CPD ...

CTU vice president Jackson Potter said the union is “very concerned” about Linda McMahon’s potential confirmation as she’s ...