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Cook County commissioner William Beavers is accused of diverting more than $226,000 from campaign coffers for personal use without reporting it as income on his returns.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says state Rep. Derrick Smith’s colleagues have not moved fast enough to discipline him for allegedly taking a bribe.

A former East St. Louis police officer faces up to six months in prison now that he's admitted stealing a Rolex watch that federal agents planted in what he believed to be a stolen car.Forty-year-old Larry Greenlee of Belleville pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in East St.

After a close Illinois House primary, challenger Will Guzzardi says he is considering a last-minute court filing aimed at overturning the victory of Rep. Maria Antonia “Toni” Berrios (D-Chicago).

The lawyer for indicted Illinois state Rep.

The leader of an Illinois House investigation into alleged misconduct by a lawmaker says she will suggest asking federal prosecutors how much they can reveal about their bribery case against Rep. Derrick Smith.Democratic Rep.

Updated at 6:55 p.m. Federal authorities arrested an Illinois state representative from Chicago on one count federal bribery charge Tuesday. Democrat Derrick Smith represents the 10th House District, which includes sections of the city's West and North sides.The U.S.