Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely suitor: Republican President Donald Trump.

Good afternoon, Chicago. A packed Thornton Township meeting that started in high spirits devolved into a brawl after residents got up to speak. Chaos erupted during the public comment period last ...

Early in their final pitch to jurors on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael ...

In their final pitch to jurors on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael Madigan, ...

Closing arguments by defense attorneys are expected to finish Tuesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House ...

A lawyer for former House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to continue his final pitch to the jury Monday by attacking ...

The five-bedroom, 3,283-square-foot bungalow in Oak Park that onetime Chicago Outfit chief Sam Giancana owned — and the home in whose basement Giancana was slain in a 1975 crime that never has been ...

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.

Attorneys disputed the admissibility of former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis’ bank records. Prosecutors argued in favor of introducing documentation of a payment made to Solis by his sister ...

Attorneys disputed the admissibility of former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis’ bank records. Prosecutors argued in favor of introducing documentation of a payment made to Solis by his sister, Patti ...

The stipulation also read that Pritzker would testify that he did not recall Madigan discussing or recommending former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis or his daughter, Maya Solis, orally or in ...