Megan Crepeau

Misty Tiggs wonders what could have been done to save her daughter, allegedly shot and killed by a man she had told police had threatened and beaten her.

Federal prosecutors are asking for 10 years in prison for former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, arguing in a lengthy filing late Monday that the 80-year-old Democratic machine stalwart was “steep…

Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke was sentenced to 2 years in prison in his corruption case by a judge in federal court and fined $2 million.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s highly anticipated opinion threw out a key part of the federal bribery statute and sided with the former mayor of Portage, Indiana, James Snyder.

Federal and local authorities on Thursday released long-awaited details of the planned security perimeter around the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

With Democratic National Convention imminent, groups exchange barbs over planned pro-Palestinian protests

Federal judge refuses to grant changes to DNC protest route: ‘This falls well short of a First Amendment violation’

Attorneys for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have compiled years’ worth of negative press about the political powerhouse in hopes that a judge will let them examine potential jurors more…

The judge overseeing the bribery trial of former AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza, accused of funneling payments to an ally of Michael Madigan to win the speaker’s support, has declare…

U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey, who will oversee the Madigan trial, is viewed as well-suited for complex RICO cases even apart from his family pedigree.