In an unexpected move, prosecutors said they intend to drop the main conspiracy charge against the remaining “Broadview Six” protesters.

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on bribery and other corruption counts.

A Cook County judge has set a mid-May ruling after lengthy arguments Friday for and against appointing a special prosecutor...

After the Trump administration lost at the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal judge has dismissed a case over the deployment...

Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who served 40 years in the General Assembly, died Thursday at 85.

A federal appeals court has ordered the release from prison of two “ComEd Four” defendants convicted of bribing ex-Illinois House...

Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s lawyer argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday for his conviction to...

Illinois faces one final lawsuit over how it rolled out recreational cannabis licenses to “social equity” applicants.

Since late February, ICE agents have made at least three arrests near Cook County courthouses, an apparent violation of a...

The legal fight over the demand for a special prosecutor to investigate immigration agents’ alleged abuses during “Operation Midway Blitz”...