Despite Illinois law setting clear budget rules, lawmakers routinely fast-track last-minute, backroom deals, keeping voters and other legislators in the dark.

The firm has grown its Chicago presence to 13 lawyers since a former Kirkland & Ellis partner launched the office here three ...

Authorities say a Louisiana jail inmate who escaped from a parish jail about a year ago has accomplished the same feat again. The Tangipahoa Parish sheriff says 19-year-old Tra’Von Johnson made ...