Illinois corruption takes center stage as Michael Madigan is convicted of bribery and Rod Blagojevich gets a pardon. Plus, why a project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes is on hold.

Most folks just figured that Mike Madigan had avoided the long arm of federal law by being extra-careful. And he may have been. But the arrogance of immense power apparently overrode his sense of self ...

We discuss the federal trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wrapping up and President Trump's decision to ...

Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, 16 months after former President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of the former Illinois Gov. Nearly five years ...

Blago pardon is terrible ...

Just what is it with President Donald Trump’s fixation on Rod Blagojevich, the monumentally corrupt former governor of Illinois? First, he commuted the balance of Blagojevich’s well deserved 14-year ...

President Donald Trump has pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption ...

Once a political ally who helped launch Rod Blagojevich's career, Richard Mell became estranged from his son-in-law early in Blagojevich’s first term as governor.

Controversy Erupts Over Blagojevich Pardon, Revealing Democratic Fears** In a remarkable turn of events, recent discussions surrounding the presidential pardon of former Illinoi ...

Spending that the White House does not like is being labeled fraudulent. At the same time, President Trump is rolling back ...

Leonard Goodman, Chicago criminal defense lawyer who represented Rod Blagojevich, joins John Williams to talk about his Op-ed in the Tribune and his belief that the former governor deserved to be ...

I made sure Rod Blagojevich was barred from holding state or local office after I voted to remove him as governor. Our ...