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Freshly inaugurated Illinois legislators meet 'critical moment' after lame-duck infighting
Gov. JB Pritzker waved off concerns that a fiery House Democratic caucus meeting that tanked one of his prized legislative ...
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Government Wrapping Up Its Corruption Case Against Former Illinois Speaker
Eddie Acevedo, D-Chicago, at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain. Judge John Robert Blakey ruled Wednesday that Acevedo would be ...
Illinois quick hits: Bears look to break ground this year; bald eagle with bird flu euthanized
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has returned to the witness stand at his federal bribery and racketeering trial in Chicago. Madigan began direct testimony Tuesday at the Dirksen U.S.
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Rep. McCombie named House Minority Leader at inauguration ceremony
A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.
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Ex-speaker Madigan takes witness stand, denying he traded ‘public office’ for ‘private gain’
Over the past 2½ months, the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial has heard the longtime ...