Twenty-three people have applied to be Baltimore County’s next inspector general, according to a county spokesperson. Kelly ...

Good morning, Chicago. Our Route 66 road trip began at the end, at the famed fishing pier jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the first day of June, a steady stream of ...

Chicago-based federal Judge John Blakey is staring at the two faces of convicted felon Michael Madigan, the former and longtime speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

The other shoe is about to drop on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as his sentencing date looms.

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are asking for a lengthy 12 ½-year prison sentence for former House Speaker Michael Madigan, ...

Once an agent investigating Mexican drug cartels, new Chicago FBI head Douglas DePodesta is focused on fentanyl ...

The 83-year-old longtime politician was convicted in February of conspiring to accept bribes from ComEd over the course of a decade.

Nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer” for his quiet and effective way of whacking opponents, he faces a June 13 sentencing hearing before U.S. Judge John Blakey for his February conviction on corruption ...

Prosecutors have recommended a 12.5-year prison sentence for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan for corruption.

A gentleman.” “A rule follower.” “Mr. Integrity.” As the feds seek a prison sentence for the former house speaker, supporters ...