Hammer comes down on the ‘Velvet Hammer’
The verdicts end a months-long federal trial for one of the most powerful political figures in Illinois, He didn’t have the ...
Mayor Johnson cleans house
FLOODING THE ZONE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson followed through on comments he made the other day about axing members of ...
Redemption for Blagojevich
President Donald Trump issued a full pardon for Rod Blagojevich on Monday, five years after commuting the former governor’s ...
Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial
The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some ...
Trump administration hits Illinois and Chicago with anti-sanctuary lawsuit
The suit challenges state and local laws that limit police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Why Illinois’ sanctuary case is giving California déjà vu
Trump may have started in Illinois because, as California Attorney General Rob Bonta ’s office told Playbook, the Golden ...
Pritzker to DOJ: See you in court
SHOCK AND AWE: President Donald Trump’s Justice Department filed suit Thursday against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for ...