A jury convicted Burke in December of 13 counts of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion. The FBI raided Burke’s ...

Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expires. The city of Chicago's contract with the developer of ShotSpotter has expired. Mayor ...

As I’ve been telling Statehouse types for a long while, lobbyists and legislators need to be paying very close attention to ...

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

Now, all eyes turn to Madigan’s own trial on racketeering charges, which kicks off in less than three weeks and could pose ...

A recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling tightening the rules around what constitutes bribery, and that may have played a role ...

Pretty much the whole recent AT&T trial revolved around the prosecution’s theory that former Rep. Eddie Acevedo's hiring was ...

Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

Mistrial marks first defeat for federal prosecutors who have been pursuing corruption charges related to Illinois House ...

A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza bribed longtime Illinois House Speaker ...

A federal judge invoked images from the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Thursday at the end of a trial in a case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on assault-style ...