U.S. District Court Judge John Robert Blakey has denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s motion to remain free from prison while he appeals his conviction on ten counts of corruption.

Pablo Alcala/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Image(WASHINGTON) -- Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this ...

An Illinois judge found an art dealer, a former corrections officer, and their lawyer liable for $2.5M after they sued the artist over a work he denies creating.

Men in women’s sports, race-based redistricting and campaign spending will top the docket at the Supreme Court during the coming term. Oral arguments have not been scheduled for any of the 32 new ...

Illinois' former House speaker is due in prison in about two months. He asked a judge to let him remain free while he ...

Illinois appellate court rules Chicago police misconduct hearings must be public, but officers can remain paid during ...

A federal judge on Friday denied former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s legal arguments that he should remain out of ...

Disciplinary hearings for Chicago police officers involving alleged misconduct should take place in public, according to a ...

A federal judge on Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a ...

Legal experts had predicted the judge would deny Madigan's request. However, the former Illinois House Speaker can make the ...

A panel of Illinois Appellate Court judges on Friday upheld a previous court ruling that mandated public access to the most ...