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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after being sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison and fined $2.5 million during his posttrial sentencing hearing June 13, 2025, in downtown Chicago. He's trailed by daughter Nicole. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Appeals court denies bond for ex-Speaker Michael Madigan pending appeal; must report to prison Oct. 13

October 3, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

A federal appeals court Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a decision that means Madigan will have to report to prison Oct....

The headquarters of MARK 1 Restoration Co. on Sept. 15, 2021, in Dolton. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago-area contractor gets 7½ years in prison in ‘staggering’ scheme to bribe Amtrak official in Philadelphia

October 2, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

The owner of a Chicago-area construction company was sentenced Wednesday to 7 1/2 years in federal prison in a scheme to bribe a corrupt Amtrak official overseeing a $58 million...

Protesters lock arms and block Harvard Street while federal agents stand guard at a gate leading to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sept. 26, 2025, in Broadview. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Oak Park man with intellectual disability freed on bond after arrest at Broadview immigration protest

October 1, 2025 at 8:04 p.m.

An intellectually disabled Oak Park man accused of threatening federal officers at a protest outside the Broadview immigration holding facility was ordered released on bond Wednesday after an emotional hearing...

Jay Doherty, former City Club of Chicago president, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Aug. 5, 2025, after being sentenced for his role in the ComEd scheme. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Former City Club of Chicago leader Jay Doherty reports to prison in Madigan bribery case

September 30, 2025 at 2:35 p.m.

Jay Doherty, the former City Club of Chicago leader and Commonwealth Edison consultant, reported to federal prison Tuesday to begin serving a one-year sentence handed down in the bribery scandal...

Protesters clash with ICE agents outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. Sept. 26, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Five people facing federal charges stemming from Broadview immigration protests

September 29, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

Four people are facing federal charges stemming from weekend protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Broadview that's become a flashpoint for the Trump administration's ongoing...

Chicago officer charged with using status to buy assault rifle for associate to smuggle to Mexico

September 24, 2025 at 4:18 p.m.

A veteran Chicago police officer has been indicted on federal charges alleging he used his position to purchase an assault rifle and a pistol from area dealers last year and...

Franklin Park police body-camera footage captures the aftermath of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shooting that killed Silverio Villegas González on Sept. 12, 2025. (Village of Franklin Park)

Video shows aftermath of controversial Franklin Park ICE shooting

September 23, 2025 at 6:22 p.m.

An ICE agent who fatally shot an undocumented immigrant after allegedly being dragged by his fleeing vehicle earlier this month told Franklin Park police at the scene that his injuries...

At Dirksen U.S. Courthouse former police Officer Steven Mandell leaves after giving testimony in his lawsuit against the FBI and others over his imprisonment for murder.

‘This guy was scary’: Ex-Chicago cop, Outfit hitman Steve Mandell dies in prison

September 21, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

After spending a decade in one of the country's highest-security prisons, Outfit figure Steve Mandell died of an undisclosed illness at a federal medical prison facility in North Carolina.

A family friend steps over the front door that was torn from its hinges after federal agents broke it down at a home along the 900 block of Chippewa Drive in the early morning on Sept. 16, 2025, in Elgin. Joe Botello, one of the residents at home, said that federal agents did not show a warrant. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Results of President Donald Trump’s ICE ‘blitz’ in Chicago area remain unclear more than 2 weeks in

September 19, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

Much remains unclear about the scope and character of arrests, and social media videos and press releases from both ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that appear to...

The main gate at Naval Station Great Lakes before sunset on Sept 2, 2025. The 1,600-acre base is the U.S. Navy’s only boot camp. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Ex-sailor sentenced to 12 years in terror plot targeting Naval Station Great Lakes

September 18, 2025 at 3:54 p.m.

A federal judge Thursday sentenced a former U.S. Navy sailor to 12 years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack at Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago’s north suburbs and...

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