Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team began their final presentation to the jury just after lunch Friday, ...

Michael Madigan’s jury is made up of ordinary Illinoisans whose lives have likely been affected by the former speaker, given ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch wants to vet the state’s underfunded pensions through a budgetary lens as the legislature ...

AP calls Illinois House District 13 for Nikki Budzinski. Nov 6 • 4:53 AM ET AP calls Illinois House District 17 for Eric Sorensen. Nov 5 • 10:59 PM ET AP calls Illinois House District 6 for ...

In response to a proposal earlier this week to decriminalize sex work in Illinois, State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis ...

In a surprising move, the leader of the Democrat-controlled Illinois House has chosen a downstate Republican to lead the ...

Madigan spent a record 36 years as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, where he wielded control over whether legislation would move forward in Springfield until he resigned in 2021. It ...

Heather Wier Vaught testified on what turned out to be a short day for jurors, who are nearing deliberations after 11 weeks ...

We want to be very attentive to these issues. We want to hear from the stakeholders. We want to get this right," says Speaker ...

Indiana is considering putting out the welcome mat for neighboring Illinois counties wanting to leave the Land of Lincoln. A proposal being introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives would ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch wants to vet the ... Welch, a Democrat who has led the state House of Representatives for four years, said the new panel will hone in on appropriations and ...