“Several communities in southern Illinois will rest easier tonight knowing that Daniel Robert has been sentenced to a ...

Brandon T. Westmoreland, 29, is charged in Scott County District Court with one count of third-degree sexual abuse. Two Scott ...

A federal judge has sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime associate to two years in prison.

Michael McClain was sentenced Thursday for his role in a plot to illegally influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

In a press release, AFGE Local 4070 President Jon Zumkehr said the Federal Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to eliminate 70 law enforcement jobs at FCI Thomson. News 8 has reached out to ...

CHICAGO — Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent years as a close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has officially filed an appeal of his conviction on federal corruption charges.

Sentencing is scheduled Monday for former ComEd Chief Executive Officer Anne Pramaggiore, who was convicted of corruption in ...

As ComEd's top contract lobbyist, McClain pushed for the company to give jobs and contracts to Madigan allies, which the feds ...

Michael McClain, a longtime lobbyist for utility giant Commonwealth Edison who was also a close confidant of then-Illinois ...