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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at a news conference at the Breakthrough Urban Ministries FamilyPlex on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker dumps chair of board that oversees hiring and promotions at Illinois State Police

November 2, 2021 at 2:28 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker ousted the chair of the Illinois State Police Merit Board just days after a new executive director was appointed, the latest shake-up at the agency that oversees...

File: Then-City Club of Chicago President Jay Doherty at Maggiano's Little Italy in Chicago on Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

Former City Club president under indictment in ComEd case is fined $75,000 by city for lobbyist violations

October 20, 2021 at 9:11 a.m.

Jay Doherty, the former head of the City Club of Chicago who is under indictment in the Commonwealth Edison bribery case, has been slapped with a $75,000 fine by the...

State Senate Republican candidate Dan McConchie at a forum hosted by the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce.

Illinois GOP leaders question whether provision in crime bill inserted in effort to oust agency head investigating a Pritzker supporter

October 1, 2021 at 8:53 p.m.

The Illinois legislature's top two Republicans are asking if Gov. J.B. Pritzker and top Democrats placed a little-noticed provision in the massive criminal justice reform package passed in January specifically...

City Club of Chicago President Jay Doherty during a meeting at Maggiano's Little Italy in Chicago in 2017.

Former City Club president in texts to Mayor Lori Lightfoot: ‘ComEd duped me’ in bribery probe tied to Madigan

September 30, 2021 at 6:14 p.m.

The now-indicted former head of the City Club of Chicago told Mayor Lori Lightfoot last year he'd been "duped" by Commonwealth Edison and knew nothing about the utility's alleged efforts...

The Illinois Capitol in Springfield in January 2021.

Former Illinois State Police Merit Board financial officer accused of filing false overtime reports

September 23, 2021 at 8:54 p.m.

A former top financial officer with the Illinois State Police Merit Board has been indicted by a grand jury in Springfield for allegedly padding her salary significantly by filing for...

Federal judge dismisses watchdog’s RICO suit over ComEd bribery scheme, says no evidence Madigan muscled votes

September 10, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a federal racketeering lawsuit filed by a state watchdog group over the alleged scheme by Commonwealth Edison to bribe former House Speaker Michael Madigan,...

Jason Gonzales discusses his campaign against Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan in his campaign office in 2016.

Failed challenger to Michael Madigan asks US Supreme Court to consider lawsuit alleging political chicanery in 2016 election

September 2, 2021 at 8:45 p.m.

A Hispanic candidate who lost a 2016 House Democratic primary to then-Speaker Michael Madigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a case that alleges Madigan planted...

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