Convicting Michael Madigan is a victory for federal prosecutors that few would have predicted when the former Illinois House speaker was at the peak of his power. Now it's time for lawmakers to be ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the state’s most powerful politician during his nearly four-decade reign, was ...

The decade-long FBI investigation that led to Madigan’s trial roiled local politics and changed the course of Illinois ...

The big picture: Fifty cast members and writers from Second City have been hired at "SNL." Plus, a handful more did comedy ...

The EV fiasco should be a jolt to progressives’ senses. Marc J. Dunkelman is a fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute.

History often is complex and resistant to simple narratives. So are people. So it is a needlessly divisive mistake for DuPage ...

Madigan and his longtime ally, Michael McClain, are on trial for a racketeering conspiracy. Jurors are expected to resume deliberations Monday morning.

the late Richard J. Daley. Michael McClain wrote that “Illinois is a great state because of your hand on the rudder, and you know instinctively now, just like Richard J. Daley, when to start, slow or ...

Defense attorney Patrick Cotter made the comment in the midst of his nearly five-hour closing argument Tuesday in the corruption trial of Michael Madigan and Michael McClain. Jurors are expected to ...

Richard J. Huber, age 61, passed away on January 26, 2025. A funeral service will be held at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 11:00am. Visitation will take ...

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Bruce Haring has been a staff writer or editor at USA Today, Associated Press, Yahoo!, the Newark Star Ledger, Deadline and more. He is the author of five books, including the award-winning "Off ...