Federal prosecutors have made it clear they are listening to phone calls. But have the threats of federal investigations and wiretapped conversations actually deterred criminal behavior in Illinois ...

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

A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history ...

The average price of bud has fallen gradually, numbers show. Recreational sales grew 2.5% last year, with dispensaries ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson suggested to attendees at a church appearance that he will be firing several city employees ...

Michael Madigan’s jury heard from more than 60 witnesses during 11 weeks of testimony. Now, they’ve deliberated for just shy of 64 hours over another 10 days. Whether their reference Tuesday to having ...

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

A former federal official from the Chicago area who has worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development explains why President Trump's foreign aid cuts hurt people around the globe and ...

Though the Texas-based Mexican American group denies any connection to anti-immigration political parties, critics point to a ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

Around 1 a.m., the man, believed to be 35 to 45 years old, was outside in the 9900 block of South Princeton Avenue when he was shot by someone in a passing red vehicle, Chicago police said. Offending ...

The ex-governor said he and the president were victims of 'lawfare' and didn't address rumors that he's being considered for ...