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Like so many federal corruption probes before it, the case is replete with powerful political characters, bit players, well-connected lobbyists and big-business clout.

At its core, the alleged bribery scheme involving ex-Speaker Michael Madigan and utility giant Commonwealth Edison is an alarmingly familiar lesson.

Edwardsville attorney James Craney has entered his appearance on behalf of Madison County Circuit Judges Sholar and Threlkeld in a lawsuit pitting the voters of Madison County against various state bodies.

Havre Police Department Officers investigated a juvenile status offense at 10:36 p.m. Thursday and in response an 11:34 a.m. call from a parent

A Feb. 24 trial date has been set on the merits of Madison County's suit against the state over a judicial subcircuit law the legislature passed in January.

Republicans in the Illinois Senate have reintroduced legislation to implement inepdendent redistricting among other reforms.

City leaders want to avoid a referendum on a new map but so far can't agree on one.

Chicago’s ward remap standoff has shifted into the holiday doldrums after the frantic politicking that marked the runup to a Dec. 1 “deadline,” which aldermen promptly ignored.

Illinois Democrats defend state legislative remap against legal challenges, saying the state exceeds the goals of the federal Voting Rights Act.

Jim Gleffe, 39, earned his political stripes as a precinct captain in the 13th Ward run by former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who lost his speakership when implicated but not charged in the ComEd bribery case. Madigan remains the ward’s Democratic committeeman, a post he has held for more than half a century.