Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was found guilty on 10 counts of bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy Feb. 12, while being acquitted of seven other counts and the jury deadlocked on six ...

Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery ...

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some ...

An expert weighed in on what immigrants can do to educate themselves on their renter's rights and the requirements for finding a place to live.

Jurors found Madigan guilty of 10 counts against him and not guilty of seven others, including a charge of racketeering ...

The decade-long FBI investigation that led to Madigan’s trial roiled local politics and changed the course of Illinois ...

Bidding for a new contract is now underway after Johnson's controversial decision to end Chicago's relationship with ...

When she was a kid hungering for ice cream, Ida Nelson would trudge to the local gas station or perhaps to a food & liquor ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

Bowen’s Jeremiah Carter pumped his fist and screamed as the buzzer went off in the Blue Division city championship game. That was pure joy and adrenaline. Moments later, after the medals were handed ...

Chicago collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz have donated 200 paintings, 50 sculptures and nearly 2,000 drawings by some of the biggest names in French art.

Johnson's ominous warning before a church audience Monday night has fueled speculation about a high-level political purge as ...