Thursday marked the second day of closing arguments in the speaker’s landmark racketeering and bribery trial, as prosecutors ...

I recalled last summer spent in Israel with Young Judaea’s Gesher program. Selected as one of three recipients of the ...

The original 106 page 22 count indictment accused the once-powerful leader of acting like an organized crime boss.

The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond the ...

CHICAGO — In a stunning and risky move, ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand in his own public corruption trial Tuesday. “Your honor, the defense calls Mike Madigan ...

A quarter century of community efforts to preserve and rehabilitate Promontory Point’s limestone steps reached a milestone ...

Michael Madigan’s defense team officially rested Thursday morning, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony ...

His autobiographical 1986 movie reaches back to his days growing up in Peoria. The comedian accomplished so much, and could ...

As many as 40,000 people have come to see this roadside attraction: a metal dragon as big as a school bus, with a ...

The statue, now known as the Halsted Athena, portrays the goddess wearing a warrior’s helmet, her hand extended outward as if ...

The club, bar and restaurant, which was opened in 1980 by Bill FitzGerald, is the first music venue or nightclub in Illinois to earn historical recognition.

Address and opening hours: 601 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg, IL. Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday .