The Illinois Clean Slate Act, which would automatically seal criminal records of nonviolent felons, failed to pass the ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given ...

Illinois’ gambling industry could be set for a boost if House Bill 3080 and Senate Bill 1963 are successful in their attempts ...

The Missing Persons Identification Act requires law enforcement to report immediately when they learn of a missing person and ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...

This legislative session members of the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill to make it easier to sue out-of-state ...

The California Legislature approves a proposal Friday to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for ...

Multiple Eastern Illinois Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit against Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Emanuel ...

The bill’s passage comes a year after APM Reports revealed that dozens of hospitals violated the 49-year-old law.