The message to politicians convicted or accused of corruption couldn’t be clearer: You have a friend in the Oval Office.

An Illinois man was indicted on federal charges last week for taking part in a gold bullion scam targeting an elderly couple in Rensselaer County. Harmish Patel, 26, can face up to 10 years in prison ...

Photo: Alamy President Donald Trump offered a full pardon to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday. Blagojevich, 68, ...

Unlike some high school stars who have to manage the hype that comes with constant attention from high-level college coaches, Waubonsie Valley senior Moses Wilson is in the opposite situation.

Chinese retaliatory tariffs and a freeze on U.S. Agency for International Development programs are worrying the Illinois farm ...

The courthouse was named the Henry J. Hyde Judicial Office Facility in 2010, three years after the Republican lawmaker from ...

Trump challenges sanctuary cities in court, testing federal vs. state power on immigration. Legal battle could reshape ...

Attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block a NIH decision that would slash grant payments for research overhead ...

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- DuPage County lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on whether to remove Henry Hyde's name from the county courthouse. The controversy has to do with abortion. Henry Hyde was a ...

Ruling on a lawsuit filed by 22 states, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health plan to cap ...

Lawmakers in some states are pushing measures to crack down on abortion pills or penalize women who obtain abortions. Some of ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's “profoundly grateful” after President Donald Trump pardoned him on political corruption charges ...