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Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to disgraced Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison after he lied to a federal grand jury investigating his former boss on allegations of public corruption. Mapes was convicted in August 2023 on one count of providing false testimony under oath to a…

A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to two and a half years in prison for lying under

A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to two and a half years in prison for lying under oath.

A onetime top aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has a date with fate on Feb. 12 in Chicago federal court, and it’s not going to be pleasant

When the Champaign County Humane Society’s Mary Tiefenbrunn recently put out the word that the new shelter was filled to the gills with adoptable dogs, people responded.

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week:

Michael Acevedo pleaded guilty to federal charges in December, a year after his father entered his own guilty plea. His brother, Alex Acevedo, is awaiting sentencing.

Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is moving against drug companies and

Industry analysts are skeptical that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan can win her first fight against a drug industry merger. It will be reviewed by a judge appointed by President Donald Trump.

Industry analysts are skeptical that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan can win her first fight against a drug industry merger. It will be reviewed by a judge appointed by then-President Donald Trump.