CORRUPTION Convicted ex-Speaker Micheal J. Madigan begins his 7½-year federal prison sentence. The longtime head of the Illinois Democratic Party reported on Monday to FPC Morgantown,...

VETO SESSION Veto Session Begins Next Week. On October 14, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield after the summer adjournment period comes to...

VETO SESSION 2025 Fall Veto Session Preview. In a couple of weeks, the Illinois General Assembly will return to Springfield to convene for the annual...

BUDGET/TAXES Get ready for higher taxes: Gov. Pritzker issues splashy executive order to lay foundation for big tax hike. In “Executive Order 2025-05”, published this...

CRIME The Verdict Is In: SAFE-T Act Is Not Working Two Years Later. When Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law in February...

CRIMINAL LAW Governor Pritzker Is Having a Bad Month. WGN recently revealed that the Illinois Department of Corrections has not been able to compute recidivism...

CORRUPTION Convicted ex-Speaker Madigan files appeal to put off prison deadline. Michael J. Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and longtime chair of...

CRIMEThe Human Cost of the SAFE-T Act. When Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law in 2021, he hailed it as a landmark step...

ENERGY COST CRISISSoaring summer electric bills in much of Illinois. Many customers throughout Illinois have seen their electric bills double this summer. Monthly Illinois electricity bills...

CORRUPTION Judge denies Madigan’s request to avoid reporting to prison. The convicted former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael J. Madigan has been ordered to...

CORRUPTION Final “ComEd Four” Convict Sentenced to Prison. A federal judge sentenced the last of the “ComEd Four” convicts to a one-year prison sentence this week...

DCFS Reps. Weber, La Ha, and Reick Demand Accountability Following Repeated DCFS Failures. At a press conference this week, State Representatives Tom Weber, Nicole La Ha,...

CORRUPTION Judge hands 2 years in prison to ex-ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, calls bribery scheme with Speaker Madigan a ‘criminal alliance’. Michael McClain, a longtime lobbyist...

CORRUPTION John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison. A former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced...

PUBLIC CORRUPTION Federal prosecutors seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Michael McClain. The feds say a man who once had an “unbreakable” bond...

GENERAL ASSEMBLY New Illinois Laws Take Effect July 1, Starting July 1, 2025, Illinois will usher in several new laws ranging from education requirements to a...

GENERAL ASSEMBLYIllinois Republicans urge veto of Senate Bill 328, file lawsuit to expose Constitutional Violation. Last week, members of the Illinois House and Senate Republican caucuses...

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois Republicans urge veto of Senate Bill 328, file lawsuit to expose Constitutional Violation.This week, members of the Illinois House and Senate Republican...

PUBLIC CORRUPTION Convicted ex-Speaker Mike Madigan sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was sentenced to 7.5 years...

BUDGET/TAXESDemocrats Pass $55.2 Billion Budget. Another year, another budget, and another near-record-breaking spending increase. Just before midnight on the last day of the legislative session,...