Lisa Madigan

A registered sex offender has been charged with making a threat against Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, officials said. The threat was made in a written legal brief filed by Maurice Pennington Sr. in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of...

SPRINGFIELD -- House members voted Wednesday to adopt changes to smart grid legislation that was vetoed by Gov. Pat Quinn. The vote 91-24 is significant because it clears the way for legislators who voted against the original bill to change their votes...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made it easier for the public to see who pays City Hall lobbyists, how much every city worker earns and where crime waves have rippled through Chicago neighborhoods. It's Emanuel's way of keeping his promise to create "the most...

Jeff Sipple remembers seeing a fireball fly toward him. He tried to shield his face and turn his body, but flaming gel covered his face, arm and shirt. The 31-year-old from Lakeview wasn't in a war zone being doused with napalm. He was attending a...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today said the city has an obligation to pay for former Mayor Richard Daley’s legal defense if he is sued for alleged police brutality conspiracies that happened under former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge. The city will not,...

Chicago aldermen are moving toward a ban on all synthetic marijuana sales. A state law banning one form of chemically-derived pot took effect Jan. 1, but manufacturers have created new forms that skirt the law, City Council sponsors said Monday. The...

The Illinois attorney general’s office Friday filed a civil lawsuit against a well-known Waukegan activist, alleging that Margaret Carrasco misrepresented herself as an immigration attorney and collected “unconscionable fees” from...

Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced today. Ald. James Balcer, 11th, and George Cardenas, 12th, introduced the ordinance in response to a series of...

The Illinois Supreme Court is expected to decide today the constitutionality of Gov. Pat Quinn's showcase $31 billion public works program, with an adverse ruling likely to throw a state in financial turmoil into even deeper disarray. Sinking in billions...

SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Supreme Court today gave a thumbs up to Gov. Pat Quinn's showcase $31 billion public works program and the video poker that's supposed to help pay for it. The 7-0 ruling allows state lawmakers and the governor to exhale after...

The state has declined to renew its foster care and adoption contracts with Catholic Charities across Illinois, possibly ending a historic partnership initiated by the Roman Catholic Church a half-century ago and potentially severing the relationship...

When Susan Sadauskas turned her back for a few moments on her 15-month-old son, Max, the Ohio mom never imagined that the toddler would make his way to the remote control for her stereo, remove its coin-shaped battery and swallow it. So when she later...