Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s informal rule requiring support from 75% of his Democratic members before allowing floor ...

Throughout his five-decade career in politics, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan received hundreds of requests ...

The rules for the 104th Illinois General Assembly are now in place despite House Republicans urging for changes to make ...

Throughout his five-decade career in politics, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan received hundreds of requests for job recommendations from a wide range of people he encountered.

Over the last 2 ½ months, the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial has heard the longtime ...

It’s been 18 months since Karina Gonzalez and her 15-year-old daughter Daniela were shot and killed on Fourth of July weekend at their Chicago home, allegedly by her husband.

Dixon, and Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, discussed their priorities for the 2025 legislative session Monday night while answering questions from their districts' constituents during a telephone-based town ...

Palestine's Community Mpact is honoring Anderson County Commissioner Rashad Mims during its second Celebration of Black History Month Gala. Mims has served as county commissioner Pct. 2 for 19 years.

Ray Long, the great investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune, joins John Williams to give us all the details on the last couple days of the Mike Madigan corruption trial when Madigan took the ...

Nov 5 • 9:04 PM ET AP calls Ohio District 6 for Michael Rulli. Nov 5 • 9:03 PM ET AP calls North Carolina District 2 for Deborah Ross. Nov 5 • 9:03 PM ET AP calls Illinois District 4 for ...