John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

On cross-examination, Marquez, who pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and is awaiting sentencing, acknowledged that there ...

Federal prosecutors are seeking nearly five years in prison for John Hooker, a ComEd lobbyist convicted in the Madigan-linked ...

Prosecutors seek over 4 years in prison for ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker for his role in the ComEd bribery scandal.

Eliasard Moneus sat slouched in his chair Tuesday morning as Judge Steve Meyer sentenced the Haitian immigrant to 92 years in ...

A father who murdered his infant son by submerging him in a bucket of laundry detergent and sealing the lid pled guilty to his crime and learned his fate.

After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Federal prosecutors want a former ComEd lobbyist to spend more than four years in prison. They filled a sentencing memo in the case of John Hooker, asking for a 56-month sentence.

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s crimes against the people of warranted a sentence of 105 years – just for his role in ...

Baltimore Sun editorial writers offer opinions and analysis on news and issues relevant to readers. They operate separately ...

And so another once-powerful Illinois politician is headed for prison. Let the jeers about the state’s politics begin. Or, ...

Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer is an assistant minority leader and represents the 100th District, which includes all or parts of ...