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 ...

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

And can President Trump find no one with a clean record to represent Americans as ambassadors? Crime pays, it seems, in Trump ...

Blagojevich, who appeared on Trump's reality TV show, "Celebrity Apprentice," was convicted in 2011 and sentenced for 14 years. He served eight years before Trump, a Republican, cut short his term.

No one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government," the Democratic governor wrote in a directive to ...

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 ...

Trump also indicated he would be dictating programming at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions, writing on his ...

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 ...

Someone who wants to overthrow a government should not be eligible to serve government,” states a draft of the proposal.

Trump acknowledged it was too soon to draw conclusions but nonetheless moved to assign blame. Trump said he had no evidence ...

Some residents were afraid to go outside last week. Now, the community “needs to stand up for each other,” one protester said ...