Precisely one month from the history-making moment former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, ...

Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud ...

The values are going down downtown. Residential is going to take on a greater share of the tax bill,” an expert says, which ...

Who’s paying?: Areas like the Near West Side, Logan Square and Bronzeville have been particularly hard hit by rising taxes, ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered a unique state budget address. Sure, he included topics conventionally covered in such speeches — like revenue projections and an outline of some spending ...

The search for Chicago’s 42nd U.S. attorney comes at a significant moment in history for an office long extolled as a model ...

Hackman brought an acute, artistically informed urgency and honesty to his roles that often transcended the conceptions and ...

Legislation in the Illinois House would empower inspectors general, restrict lobbying by elected leaders, add protections ...

— Brian Gladstein is now executive director of the Friends of the Parks nonprofit in Chicago. He was a fundraising consultant ...

For her, the possibility of running together with a Republican has become a non-starter due to “national level” disagreements and blistering social media attacks from Saratoga Springs Republican ...