Eight months after a Cook County judge found Trump Tower repeatedly violated clean water laws, the president’s business operators agreed Thursday to pay $4.8 million to settle lawsuits ...

The Chicago City Council has voted to approve the appointment of Michael McMurray as the city's new aviation commissioner. Jamie Rhee retired this year after over 6 years on the job.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's sentencing date remains set for June 13. That is according to a docket entry ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan may no longer be physically present in Springfield to run the legislative show.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder and his legal team have until Friday to object to prosecutor’s filing to proceed to ...

The Trump administration’s refocusing of federal resources on immigration has landed at the Chicago office of the IRS’s criminal investigation bureau, where agents accustomed to working complex financ ...

Illinois will have its first new senator in a decade after voters in the 2026 midterm elections select someone to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who has held the seat since 1997. The election ...

Capitol News Illinois reporters Hannah Meisel, Molly Parker and Beth Hundsdorfer were recognized for journalistic excellence ...

The “social equity” startup linked to businessman Carmen Rossi and Alex Acevedo, a son of former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” ...

The deal that former Ald. Danny Solis made to work as a government informant ensured he would avoid a trial and keep his city pension, which paid him nearly $109,000 last year.

I think everyone should remember George Ryan for the good things he’s done in his life,” former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin told The Chicago Tribune. “Everyone makes mistakes.” Yes, ...

WASHINGTON — Michael Soroka came off the injured list ... Soroka was reinstated from the 15-day IL before the game. He gave up an identical four runs in five innings during his Washington ...