Madigan case widens as AT&T agrees to $23 million fine
October 14, 2022The federal case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan widened Friday, Oct. 14 after new charges were filed against him and his longtime ally, Michael McClain,…
The federal case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan widened Friday, Oct. 14 after new charges were filed against him and his longtime ally, Michael McClain,…
SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Emil Jones III pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday, Sept. 23 to three felony counts stemming from an alleged bribery scheme involving a red light camera…
Agriculture education supporters learned a youth organization helps students learn about agricultural careers even if their school doesn’t offer ag classes. Ebony Webber, CEO of National…
For the second time in five years, a lawyer representing accused killer Heather Mack has been suspended from the practice of law. Veteran defense attorney Jeffrey Steinback, who was…
SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Emil Jones III has been charged in federal court with three criminal counts tied to his dealings with a red light camera company. Jones, a Chicago Democrat,…
A Cook County jury this week awarded 70-year-old Sue Kamuda with a $363 million verdict after she sued medical supply sterilization company Sterigenics, alleging the company exposed…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, Sept. 14 that Illinois will continue to welcome migrants bused here from Texas as he blasted that state’s governor for relocating…
Cars and city buses whiz by on a nearby street as local farmers and food vendors chat with customers amid the green trees and paved paths of Lincoln Park. Skyscrapers peeking…
SPRINGFIELD – About 60 migrants arrived in Chicago Wednesday on buses from Texas as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s ongoing policy to send undocumented immigrants to so-called…
This year, Cook County will continue to offer a week of events available to the public and to Cook County employees for the upcoming fourth annual Racial Equity Week, to be held Sept….
Wet fields kept the majority of Illinois farmers from planting for a second consecutive week, but windows for field work will be arriving soon. In addition, the U.S. EPA finally green-lighted…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….
SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored…
Scott Britton walked out to driveway to get his Sunday newspaper, only to find near it a plastic bag filled with rice (to keep it from blowing away) and anti-Semitic literature. Britton,…
First in a series looking at the public funding of Illinois sports stadiums Tom Tresser gets sick every time he hears something is needed to make Chicago “a world-class city.” “It…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….