The conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has legislators, including former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, ...

The utility has not only escaped meaningful punishment, but has been rewarded for its role in the corrupt scheme that's led ...

Federal authorities and state lawmakers say they will keep fighting public corruption in Illinois after the conviction of ...

Four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists found guilty of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) for help with energy legislation are asking a federal court ...

Mike Madigan knew for a very long time that the U.S. Attorney’s office and the FBI badly wanted to put his head on a spike.

Defense attorneys are pointing to a Feb. 10 executive order from President Donald Trump pausing enforcement of the Foreign ...

Citing ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction, former Gov. Pat Quinn called on Gov. JB Pritzker to toughen Illinois ethics ...

Crain’s political columnist Greg Hinz and host Amy Guth unpack the saga of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

That’s where the “T” word comes in — “tax.” One legislator, state Sen. Robert Martwick of Chicago, who bills himself as a “real Democrat,” has proposed legislation calling for another vote on ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...