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Michael Madigan is among a handful of public corruption defendants in Chicago who asked that their cases be put on hold while the Supreme Court considers the corruption conviction of James Snyder, a former mayor of Portage, Indiana.

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.

Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.

(Chicago, IL) -- Sentencing is delayed for the so-called ComEd Four. The delays were granted after the U.S. Su...

Lawyers argued that the Supreme Court’s decision in the Indiana case could come down “right at the end” of Madigan’s trial, “rendering any result … moot.”

A judge declined to put the ComEd bribery case fully on hold Monday despite a Supreme Court review of a key corruption law. But a similar request is expected to be made of Madigan’s judge.

(The Center Square) – A judge on Monday temporarily postponed sentencing dates for four former executives and lobbyists at the states largest utility company convicted of conspiring to bribe former

(The Center Square) – A judge on Monday temporarily postponed sentencing dates for four former executives and lobbyists at the state's largest utility company convicted of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madig...

Stop the sentencing hearings!