(The Center Square) – Illinois is known for having high property and corporate taxes, but it is also one of the few states that imposes estate taxes. The estate tax is imposed on a decedent’s estate, ...

CHICAGO – Federal prosecutors continued their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, accusing the longtime Democratic powerbroker of using Chicago ...

Jury hears another wiretap of Mike McClain referring to Madigan as ‘real client’ By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – Under the stained glass dome of the ...

(The Center Square) – Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation voted along partisan lines on a U.S. House measure that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. U.S. House ...

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com. A federal judge on Monday granted a partial retrial on several bribery counts in the case of four former executives and ...

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war. Those killed were camera operator Ghassan Najjar ...

Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have already filed more than 1,800 bills that could be acted on before the General ...

When you flip the switch, the lights come on. But in Illinois, after years of sweeping reforms to the energy industry and growing demand for electricity, that premise is coming into question. Several ...

CHICAGO – After nearly a dozen years working for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Tom Cullen went out on his own in 1999, building up a lengthy roster of diverse – and often high-paying – ...

(WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna say they have cut a deal to end the fight over proxy voting for new parents, which will re-open the House floor after nearly ...

Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of expected talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend, the State Department pushed back on the idea that the discussion would ...

(The Center Square) – The mayor of Chicago testified during a congressional hearing Wednesday that his city is safer because of its Welcoming City ordinance. “Any actions that amplify fears of ...