Records show Jackson, a son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., recently became an investor in Vendor Assistance Program LLC.

The top brass in the U.S. attorney's office needs to figure out why they have had such a miserably low initial conviction ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to be sentenced June 13 for his conviction on public corruption charges. The bribery trial of current Chicago state Sen. Emil Jones III ...

Defense attorneys clearly see testifying as the best move for Jones before his case lands in the hands of a jury. However, it ...

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. His attorneys claimed in a motion that the trial judge made a series of errors, including allowing prosecutors to present ...

A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, after a jury deadlocked ...

Standing outside the Bright Star Church amid a backdrop of supporters in her native Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s ...

The jury considering state Sen. Emil Jones III's federal corruption trial had indicated late Wednesday that it may be ...

“Michael Madigan is not corrupt ... Madigan sought to ensure ComEd did not get away with ripping off consumers in Illinois. Madigan’s primary purpose was to work hard for his community ...

The latest Rich States, Poor States report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) places Illinois among the ...

From left, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his lawyers Robert Stanley, Lari Dierks and Thomas Breen are shown at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in July in Chicago. Opinions Editor ...