John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Federal prosecutors want a former ComEd lobbyist to spend more than four years in prison. They filled a ...

After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer is an assistant minority leader and represents the 100th District, which includes all or parts of ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s crimes against the people of warranted a sentence of 105 years – just for his role in ...

And so another once-powerful Illinois politician is headed for prison. Let the jeers about the state’s politics begin. Or, ...

Decades ago in New York state, a judge handed down a long sentence to an older criminal. The defendant protested, telling the judge, "I won't live that long." "Do the best you can," the judge replied.

While Madigan had numerous accomplishments, he will also be remembered for his corruption conviction. He was sentenced June ...