A legislative act to automate the sealing of non-violent criminal records failed in the Senate, delaying relief for thousands ...

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

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

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

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar ...

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

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to be sentenced on Friday on federal bribery, conspiracy, and wire ...

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

There are reports that Texas police illegally accessed Illinois automatic license plate reader data to track down a woman for ...

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 ...