Former President Theodore Roosevelt argued it was important to "speak softly and carry a big stick" when dealing with adversaries. U.S. Judge Manish Shah, overseeing the sentencings of the "ComEd Four ...

U.S. Judge Manish Shah, overseeing the sentencings of the "ComEd Four," stridently denounced their corrupt acts on behalf of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan but handed out love taps ...

For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative ...

A former CEO of ComEd, who is a Barrington resident, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a scheme to ...

After Illinois lawmakers expressed frustration with Chicago’s refusal to allow video gambling in the city, Mayor Brandon ...

JB Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois after Bloomington- based State Farm announced a 27.2% rate increase. BRIBERY: Former ...

A Kennedy relative, a former Chicago mayor and advocates for the disabled are among the 80 people who sent letters to a ...

Boutros joins a growing list of court-appointed U.S. attorneys originally named by President Donald Trump’s attorney general.

Michael McClain isn’t known as Michael in his hometown. He’s Mike. If McClain was a political powerbroker in Springfield and Chicago, he was more than that in Quincy. Yes, in 2023 he was found guilty ...

CHICAGO — Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent years as a close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House ...

Michael McClain walked into the Dirksen federal courthouse Thursday morning. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison. He must ...

As ComEd's top contract lobbyist, McClain pushed for the company to give jobs and contracts to Madigan allies, which the feds ...