The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given ...

Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State ...

In response to the new per-bet tax introduced by the legislature, the two largest online sportsbooks are charging users a per ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to be sentenced on Friday on federal bribery, conspiracy, and wire ...

The California Legislature approves a proposal Friday to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for ...

Kwame Raoul’s office has joined lawsuits challenging actions of the Trump administration as well as defending the state ...

Will Jones III is the director of community engagement and outreach for Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM). He is a third ...