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 for utility giant Commonwealth…

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 to 18 months in…

CRIMINAL LAW FBI agents make arrests of alleged large-scale methamphetamine distribution network   Following a two-week sting operation led by the FBI, eight Illinoisans are facing federal charges for running a…

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

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 caucuses joined together to…

BUDGET/TAXES Democrats 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, Illinois House Democrats passed…

BUDGET/TAXES Watch Your Wallet as End of Spring Session Nears Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, Deputy Leader Norine Hammond and Deputy Leader Ryan Spain held a press conference Thursday…

CRIMINAL LAW Windhorst Leads Advocacy for Crime Victims in Resentencing Debate.  State Representative Patrick Windhorst has long advocated for crime victims as Massac County State’s Attorney and now as an Illinois legislator….

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Democrats Follow the Leader, Continue to Undermine Illinois.  For weeks, the Democratic supermajority has wasted time on the House floor throwing tantrums against President Donald Trump. Democrats have…

IMMIGRATION Audit shows Pritzker Administration vastly underestimated the cost of immigrant healthcare program.  On Wednesday, the Illinois Auditor General released the results of an audit of the Health Benefits for…