
Illinois isn’t reimbursing allegedly stolen SNAP benefits
Illinois lawmakers are debating a measure to reimburse benefits skimmed from people who need financial help buying food.
Illinois lawmakers are debating a measure to reimburse benefits skimmed from people who need financial help buying food.
The data analyst spoke at length about deliberations in the high-profile trial and how she perceives the once-powerful former House speaker.
Part of a nationwide push to modernize aging infrastructure, the grant comes as Chicago’s public transit agency struggles to win back customers.
The suspension against McClain, a top confidant of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, may not hold, since his crimes occurred years after his time in office.
Police stations have been turned into makeshift shelters where migrants are eating expired meal rations and sleeping on floors.
The four defendants were found guilty in a nearly decade-long conspiracy to bribe former llinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Four former executives and lobbyists at ComEd were convicted on every count they faced related to a wide-ranging bribery scheme. WBEZ’s Dave McKinney recaps the scene.
The convictions could impact the bribery trial next year of one-time House Speaker Michael Madigan, but could also ignite new ethics reforms and questions about how politicians are lobbied.
Michael Madigan confidant Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and onetime City Club President Jay Doherty were convicted of a bribery conspiracy to benefit ComEd.
Brandon Johnson will be inaugurated as Chicago’s 57th mayor on May 15. We hear more about his transition team and his priorities on Day 1.