Ex-trustee Richard Lewandowski received probation for a tax misdemeanor after cooperating with corruption probes.

Richard Lewandowski, of Palos Heights, pleaded guilty in February 2021 to a criminal information charging him with one misdemeanor count of failing to file an income tax return.

Two high-profile trials began Monday in the suburbs, both springing from crimes that made national headlines and rocked their ...

The Peoria Republican also noted that the Northern District of Illinois has gone more than 22 months without a confirmed U.S.

The search for Chicago's next U.S. attorney comes amid a widespread shakeup in the Justice Department under President Trump.

After nearly two years without a permanent leader, the search for the next U.S. attorney in Chicago is officially underway in ...

“The word bankruptcy has been hanging over Chicago like a storm cloud about to burst,” wrote American Enterprise Institute ...

Pritzker’s budget draws mixed reactions, with Black and Latino lawmakers raising concerns while Republicans criticize his ...

FIGURE OF SPEECH: Gov. JB Pritzker’s highly talked-about State of the State and Budget Address last week was written much the ...

Crain’s contributor Judith Crown talks with host Amy Guth about the pandemic's effects still weighing on Chicago in many ways ...

Dave Zehner, Jury consultant, joins Karen Conti to discuss the Mike Madigan jury deliberations and what this means for ...

Responsible leaders should not be seeking a safe place to hide. They must speak up while rhetoric still has the possibility ...