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

It’s the first trial of a sitting state lawmaker since former state Rep. Derrick Smith, who was found guilty of bribery by a ...

U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood had said she planned to urge the jury of five men and seven women to continue their ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The retirement of longtime Illinois leader Sen. Dick Durbin is expected to set off a flurry of moves by some of the state’s ...

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

Senate President Don Harmon is appealing Illinois election officials’ assertion he accepted $4 million more in political cash ...

His Black Excellence in Bleu has raised more than $1 million since it was formed last year, some of that from groups with a ...

Longtime U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, announced he will retire after his term ends in ...