Amy Littlefield is The Nation’s abortion access correspondent and a journalist who focuses on reproductive rights, healthcare, and religion.She is the author of the forthcoming book American ...

Madigan served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021 and was speaker for all but two years between 1983 and 2021. He chaired the Democratic Party of Illinois for 23 years.

Mike Madigan won't get new trial; sentencing happening Friday. WLS – Chicago. Tue, June 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM UTC. Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan will not get a new trial.

CHICAGO – Sentencing for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled for Friday, after a judge denied Madigan’s motion for a new trial. Judge John Robert “Jack” Blakey made the ruling ...

A bipartisan bill in Congress seeks to extend a tax credit to encourage farmers to grow sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Environmentalists say the proposed change could make climate change worse.

We all know Dr. Leonard McCoy by his legendary nickname "Bones"—gruff, wisecracking, no-nonsense chief medical officer of the USS Enterprise. Yet there's another, much less familiar nickname hidden in ...

Madigan, 83, was back in the federal courtroom for the first time since a jury convicted him nearly four months ago. But unlike his marathon trial, Monday’s hearing was brief.

Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Cincinnati.

Abby McCoy is an experienced registered nurse who has worked with adults and pediatric patients encompassing trauma, orthopedics, home care, transplant, and case management. She is a married ...

Madigan, the county’s first inspector general, came into office in 2020 and has proved popular with the public for her investigations of fraud and waste in corners large and small. Targets of her ...

Lawyers for ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan are asking that he not be sent to prison for his bribery conviction. Federal prosecutors recommended a prison sentence of more than 12 years and ...