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CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - In the fall of 2018, then-state Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, thought he might have been in line for a big promotion in t...
Mapes, once chief of staff for former House Speaker Mike Madigan, faces up to 20 years in prison for an obstruction of justice charge and another five years for perjury.
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - After the FBI raided his western Illinois home in May 2019, Mike McClain - an influential lobbyist and close confida...
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was elevated to that powerful position in 1983 - the same year Motor...
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Taking occasional notes - a habit hard-wired after more than 25 years as Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's ch...