Former Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski set to be sentenced for extortion in June
Tobolski told a judge in September 2020 that he’d engaged in multiple extortion and bribery schemes, accepting more than $250 ...
The Telegraph5h
What's next for NYC Mayor Eric Adams as a judge weighs dismissing his corruption case?
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in a state of legal and political purgatory.
The Pantagraph1d
New details emerge in bribery case against Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III
If the case goes to trial, Jones would be the first sitting elected official to face a jury in Chicago’s federal courthouse ...
Ford County1dOpinion
Real, meaningful ethics reform needed to clean up mess in state government
A federal jury in Chicago has found former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan guilty of corruption charges. Madigan was the ...
advantagenews1d
Feds, some lawmakers tackle post-Madigan efforts to curb crimes of public corruption
Federal authorities and state lawmakers say they will keep fighting public corruption in Illinois after the conviction of ...
MyNorthwest.com1d
Illinois governor to back ‘screen-free schools’ and join national trend to ban cellphones in class
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is aiming to improve student achievement, social interaction and the mental health of public school ...
WTVO2d
Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposes ethics reform following Michael Madigan conviction
The conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has legislators, including former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, calling for ethics reform. On Monday, Quinn ...
Crain's Chicago Business2dOpinion
Opinion: On the same day Madigan is convicted, ComEd reports a $1B profit
The utility has not only escaped meaningful punishment, but has been rewarded for its role in the corrupt scheme that's led ...
WBEZ2d
Trump order should put ComEd bribery case on hold, defense argues
Defense attorneys are pointing to a Feb. 10 executive order from President Donald Trump pausing enforcement of the Foreign ...
Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn calls on Gov. JB Pritzker to push ethics reforms after Michael Madigan conviction
Citing ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction, former Gov. Pat Quinn called on Gov. JB Pritzker to toughen Illinois ethics ...
WTVO3d
Pension payments to cease for disgraced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
Pension payments Michael Madigan has received since he retired four years ago will stop now that the ex-Illinois House ...