When it comes to sentencing former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, ex-Chicago alderman Sandi Jackson, it seems everyone has an opinion. ...

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CHICAGO — After a former suburban Chicago water official was convicted Monday for lying about secretly mixing carcinogen-tainted well water into...

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has a new sentencing date as his slated appearance in court has been pushed back — a whole three days, to Jul...

The candidate likely to fill the seat of Cook County Commissioner has something in common with its former occupant: a checkered past when it comes to ...

For jailed ex-Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, what a difference a year makes. It was a year ago Friday the colorful politician left Illinois am...

CHICAGO — A powerful Chicago politician fond of playing slot machines spent thousands of dollars from his campaign coffers at a casino and then ...

As Cook County Commissioner William Beavers preps to stand trial on charges he pocketed campaign money to pay off gambling debts at the Horseshoe Casi...

The delayed tax-evasion trial of Cook County Commissioner William Beavers is set to get underway with jury selection Monday in Chicago. Beavers has...

In a closely watched and tense suburban contest, Larry Dominick was elected to his third term as Cicero's town president. In the days leading up to...

CHICAGO -- They elected a Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar and ended up with a congressman who was convicted of having sex with an underage campaign wo...

The race for president in the suburban Chicago town of Cicero is getting ugly. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, allegations of voter intimidati...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear former Illinois Governor George Ryan's appeal of his conviction and 6 1/2-year pri...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — A former city bookkeeper was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison Thursday for embezzling more than $53 million from her Illi...

Updated story Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has reportedly signed a deal in recent days that includes his pleading guilty to misusing his camp...

As the trouble train rolls on for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., new reports indicate the disgraced ex-congressman could be headed for an extended sta...

CHICAGO — An attorney for a former small-town Illinois bookkeeper who stole a staggering $53 million in public funds is arguing for a lenient pr...

-- Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan will be leaving prison and heading to a halfway house after serving more than five years for corruption. His depa...

CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was released from prison before dawn Wednesday, stopping only briefly at a halfway house before he wa...

Ex-Illinois Gov. George Ryan is halfway home. Ryan is nearing the end of his six-and-a-half year sentence after serving out the majority in a fede...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As members of Illinois' newest General Assembly took the oath of office Wednesday, the state that's still struggling to rebu...

CHICAGO -- The trial of an influential Chicago-area politician is being pushed back into next month. Jury selection was set to continue Tuesday in th...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — A federal prosecutor said Wednesday that a small-town Illinois bookkeeper's admission that she embezzled more than $50 million ...

CHICAGO — A former comptroller accused of stealing $53 million from her small northern Illinois city to fund a lavish lifestyle, including one o...

CHICAGO — A federal judge sentenced former Illinois powerbroker William Cellini to a year in prison Thursday for conspiring to shake down a movi...