Although a mistrial was declared in the bribery case against state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, another Illinois ...

The top brass in the U.S. attorney's office needs to figure out why they have had such a miserably low initial conviction ...

Records show Jackson, a son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., recently became an investor in Vendor Assistance Program LLC.

The corruption trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III ended with a mistrial Thursday, with the jury unable to find agreement on ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to be sentenced June 13 for his conviction on public corruption charges. The bribery trial of current Chicago state Sen. Emil Jones III ...

Standing outside the Bright Star Church amid a backdrop of supporters in her native Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s ...

Just one day into her campaign to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Friday ...

The jury considering state Sen. Emil Jones III's federal corruption trial had indicated late Wednesday that it may be ...

It’s the first trial of a sitting state lawmaker since former state Rep. Derrick Smith, who was found guilty of bribery by a ...

A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, after a jury deadlocked ...

After note warning of an impasse, judge tells jury in trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III a deadlock would be premature at ...

But exceptions exist. In 2001, Illinois law was amended to allow elected and law enforcement officials in municipalities with ...