Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension betwee Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

The decade-long FBI investigation that led to Madigan’s trial roiled local politics and changed the course of Illinois ...

Ego matches between Chicago mayors and Illinois governors are so endemic “it’s almost a cliche,” said John Shaw ... s longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley, often had challenging ...

The big picture: Fifty cast members and writers from Second City have been hired at "SNL." Plus, a handful more did comedy ...

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look at the leaders and laws that have shaped ...

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look back at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago’s involvement with the sanctuary movement. July 18, 1982: ...

Madigan and his longtime ally, Michael McClain, are on trial for a racketeering conspiracy. Jurors are expected to resume deliberations Monday morning.

President Donald Trump issued a full pardon for Rod Blagojevich on Monday, five years after commuting the former governor’s ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of 10 charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on ...