Speaker Welch rebuffs lawsuit from would-be staff union as ‘forum shopping’
Judge urged to toss suit after staffers sued speaker last month
Courts
Judge blocks law that would have banned newly slated candidates from ballot
Banning post-primary slating in middle of election cycle unconstitutional, judge says
Defamation case linked to former Madigan aide sent back to Illinois
Brian Hynes seeks damages after being sued in false claims case
Appeals court skeptical of Mike Bost’s case to stop ballot counts after Election Day
7th Circuit judges hear oral arguments after lower court judge threw case out
Judges, ex-lawmakers, lobbyists wrote to support convicted ex-Madigan aide
Newly published letters show judges, former elected officials and political heavyweights went to bat for the former top aide of ...
His conviction was overturned after 35 years wrongfully served. State law caps his compensation at 14 years.
Illinois leads nation in overturned wrongful convictions but has one of the lowest repayment structures
Judge denies McCann’s request for home confinement, orders him held in custody
Former state senator, third-party governor candidate to be sentenced in June after guilty plea
In last-minute reversal, former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges
Prosecutors played hours of McCann’s FBI testimony in court prior to his plea
In day 2 of trial, prosecutors detail former lawmaker’s alleged RV rental scheme
Government expects to rest its case against ex-state Sen. Sam McCann on Thursday
Ex-Madigan aide sentenced to 30 months in prison for obstruction of justice attempt, perjury
Judge tells Mapes his ‘loyalty was greatly misguided’ in lying to grand jury investigating former speaker
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