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Agency that oversees troubled insurance firms for state sues to recover millions lost in cyberattack

July 25, 2022 at 3:45 p.m.

A quasi-state agency has filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to force private insurance companies to cover millions of dollars lost last year through "wrongful wire transfers" in a...

Members of the community attend an interfaith service on July 10, 2022, at Glencoe Union Church after seven people were killed on July Fourth during a mass shooting in Highland Park.

Like another before him, alleged Highland Park mass shooter passed through Illinois gun-permitting system intended to stop him

July 10, 2022 at 2:34 p.m.

By the time Highland Park police arrived at Robert Crimo III's home in September 2019, there had already been several signs of trouble. A reported suicide attempt. Domestic violence calls...

State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch talks to lawmakers at the Capitol in Springfield on May 25, 2016.

Primary voters show they’re in an ‘anti-everything’ mood. Inflation and culture wars promise more uncertainty in November.

July 4, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Clout was not king in Tuesday's primaries for Illinois General Assembly seats, and establishment politicians are bracing for a potentially wild ride heading into November's general election. While Democratic-drawn district...

Primary sets the stage for showdown in Illinois legislature as Democratic incumbents tied to Michael Madigan struggle

June 28, 2022 at 11:33 p.m.

With the longest-serving state House speaker in American history not on the ballot for the first time in over half a century, new Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch sought to set...

Contractors asked police to probe top aide of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin over aide’s efforts to fund wife’s business

June 23, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

When Richard Irvin became mayor of Aurora five years ago, he named Michael Pegues — a close childhood friend — as one of his most trusted aides at Aurora City...

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.

Proposal calls for ComEd to pay $38 million back to ratepayers for scandal tied to Michael Madigan indictment

June 15, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.

Commonwealth Edison electricity customers would get more than $38 million in refunds tied to the federal bribery scandal that led to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's indictment, under a...

‘We’ve gotta kill it. Period.’ New details on ComEd bribery probe emerge in latest unsealed search warrants

June 10, 2022 at 5:24 p.m.

Newly unsealed search warrants in the Commonwealth Edison bribery probe centered on former House Speaker Michael Madigan provide the greatest detail yet about an alleged behind-the-scenes effort to kill an...

Ald. Edward Burke's 14th Ward office in the 2600 block of West 51st Street is closed and the windows covered for an FBI investigation on Nov. 29, 2018.

Judge denies Ald. Edward Burke’s motions to suppress evidence, dismiss charges in racketeering case: ‘Burke should tell it to a jury’

June 6, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday ruled against Ald. Edward Burke and his co-defendants in a slew of pretrial motions seeking to suppress evidence and toss certain charges in his racketeering...

Attendees listen to Richard Irvin, Aurora's mayor and a Republican candidate for Illinois governor, speak at his Aurora headquarters on primary election day June 28, 2022.

As Aurora mayor, Richard Irvin quietly launched firm with a top aide plus two others, who got a city contract

June 1, 2022 at 7:14 a.m.

Two years ago, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin quietly co-founded a consulting firm with a top city aide, who's also a lifelong friend, and two men from Virginia. The arrangement has...

Michael Madigan spoke with confidant about helping lobbyist find work with gaming industry, affidavit alleges

May 24, 2022 at 4:45 p.m.

It's no secret that Michael Madigan, the indicted ex-speaker of the Illinois House, for years generated a conga line of Democratic staffers and others who toiled in the legislative arena...

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