Trump's death penalty revival surfaces in Chicago gang case: 'That is textbook vindictive prosecution'
A federal jury found Donald “Lil’ Don” Lee and Torance “Blackie” Benson guilty of a racketeering conspiracy in November 2022 ...
Litigators of the Week: In 4-Month Bribery Trial of Former Illinois House Speaker, No Conviction for Lobbyist Codefendant
Patrick Cotter of UB Greensfelder and John Mitchell of Willkie Farr & Gallagher represented Mike McClain, who faced criminal bribery charges alongside former Speaker Michael Madigan. Although Chicago ...
Gov. JB Pritzker proposes belt-tightening budget with no new taxes, invokes Nazism in bashing Trump
In his budget and State of the State Address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker invoked the rise of Nazi German in criticizing the Trump ...
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Analysis: In budget address, Gov. Pritzker talks no new taxes but ‘tightening of belts’
Gov. JB Pritzker took to the Illinois House floor in Springfield Wednesday to issue his seventh State of the State address.
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Real, meaningful ethics reform needed to clean up mess in state government
A federal jury in Chicago has found former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan guilty of corruption charges. Madigan was the ...
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Jim Dey | After Madigan, it's deja vu all over again on Illinois-ethics front
People who study these things say traditional grief over a loss consists of five stages: denial, bargaining, depression, anger and acceptance.
Trump order should put ComEd bribery case on hold, defense argues
Defense attorneys are pointing to a Feb. 10 executive order from President Donald Trump pausing enforcement of the Foreign ...
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Trump order should stop sentencing of execs in ComEd bribery case, defense argues
Defense attorneys are pointing to a Feb. 10 executive order from President Donald Trump pausing enforcement of the Foreign ...
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The Madigan roller coaster, from beginning to end: Crain's Daily Gist podcast
Crain’s political columnist Greg Hinz and host Amy Guth unpack the saga of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
Jim Dey: Money can always make things happen
Have we done enough? Now that former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been convicted for his role in a political corruption scandal, reporters are producing think pieces about the ...
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Capitol Connection: Comptroller talks Madigan verdict, federal funding freezes
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza sat down with Capitol Bureau Chief Cole Henke on Capitol Connection to give some insight on the upcoming budget address.