A call center sued by employees who allege they were forced to work off the clock does not have its own claim against the employees for failing to report all the time they worked, a federal judge ...

Judge John Blakey's father wrote the federal racketeering law that has famously been used to take down organized crime ...

The former Illinois house speaker is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes.

Michael J. Madigan is set to face trial on charges including racketeering and bribery after a lengthy federal investigation.

Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests ...

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Monday from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison after ...

The Supreme Court took the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and transgender rights.

CHICAGO -- Jury selection will begin this week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose half-century career and status as Illinois' most powerful politician ...

Madigan’s final legacy will be on the line this week in one of the most anticipated public corruption trials in Illinois ...

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Most of them were convicted, some went to prison. But all were caught up in the FBI's decade-long pursuit of Illinois' former ...

It’s time to welcome the new Chicago Board of Education. After news broke Friday that all seven members of the school board plan to resign, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office said the new members will be ...