The acting U.S. attorney in Chicago is asking that charges be dropped against former Alderman Danny Solis, court documents say.

Federal prosecutors dropped bribery charge against former Alderman Danny Solis Friday, but Solis must still cooperate with future and ongoing federal investigations as part of the deal.

The former 25th Ward alderperson provided key evidence that helped secure the convictions of longtime 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke ...

The request, part of a deal Solis struck with the feds in 2018, brings his case to a stunning but long-expected conclusion.

Despite a jury’s guilty verdicts, lawyers for convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan vigorously maintain ...

Karen Conti, Chicago trial attorney, joins Bob Sirott to talk about Mike Madigan’s lawyers filing to throw out his ...

Democratic justices on the Illinois Supreme Court are mired in conflicts of interest; they must recuse themselves from the ...

A federal jury in May 2023 convicted Madigan ally Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John ...

President Donald Trump has not yet completed 100 days in office, but for Democratic governors, the shadow primary for 2028 is ...

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. His attorneys claimed in a motion that the trial judge made a series of errors, including allowing prosecutors to present as ...

According to a professor who has studied public corruption, it might be a good thing that prosecutors are seeking $3.14 million in forfeiture proceeds from convicted ...

The spring sports' season is now well underway, which means there are plenty of standouts nominated for the Rockford Register ...