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AG: City of Chicago improperly withheld letter from lawyer about Treasurer’s office alleged misconduct

November 23, 2022 at 4:55 p.m.

The baiduhai has won the right to get a potentially revealing letter about claims that workers were fired two years ago from the office of city Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin...

Gregory McKay receives an "I Voted" sticker from election judge Jennifer Thusing at Su Nueva Lavanderia in the 4300 block of West Marquette Road on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Chicago.

Illinois Democrats set to reach a record number of seats in the Illinois House

November 10, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

In January, a record number of Democrats are set to be sworn in as state representatives in the Illinois House, giving Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch a supermajority not even enjoyed...

Fall color surrounds the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Oct. 29, 2022.

Illinois Democrats say they’ve held onto big legislative majorities in first general election without ex-Speaker Madigan

November 9, 2022 at 11:23 a.m.

In their first general election following the departure of indicted ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, Illinois House and Senate Democrats declared Tuesday they held onto their supermajorities as Republicans struggled to gain...

Republican Thomas DeVore, left, is challenging Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

How an indicted state official who had volunteered for J.B. Pritzker became an issue in the attorney general race

November 6, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

A 2018 J.B. Pritzker campaign volunteer who was indicted last year for allegedly ripping off the Illinois State Police Merit Board is now at the center of a campaign tussle...

Supporters board a bus at Lincoln Land Community College for a short ride to the 32nd annual Democratic Evening on the Lake fundraiser May 8, 2012, at Island Bay Yacht Club in Springfield.

Madigan skips arraignment as lawyers enter plea of not guilty on new AT&T conspiracy charges

November 1, 2022 at 4:18 p.m.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan didn't say a word during his first arraignment on federal racketeering charges in March. This time around, Madigan wasn't even on the line. During...

Tom Cullen, longtime brain in Madigan political operation, provided testimony for feds

October 30, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

When federal prosecutors tied former House Speaker Michael Madigan into a conspiracy case involving AT&T this month, they included an insider at the heart of the scandal with an overarching...

Former AT&T Illinois president pleads not guilty in alleged scheme to sway House Speaker Michael Madigan, while company confirms cooperation deal

October 21, 2022 at 3:55 p.m.

The former president of AT&T Illinois pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges alleging he orchestrated and approved a scheme to funnel payments to an associate of then-Illinois House Speaker...

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