The change in Chicago politics is being driven by generational, ideological and demographic shifts, with federal law enforcement and organized labor providing major assists.
Barring a last-minute change of heart from the White House, Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch will be stepping down from his high-profile post at end of the week despite a bipartisan push to keep him.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday said that he is not under federal investigation "to my knowledge," releasing the statement after a report that he was secretly recorded while trying to solicit business for his law firm from a developer.
CHICAGO — FBI agents returned to powerful Alderman Edward Burke's City Hall offices for a second time in December to seize a large stack of computer servers tucked into a closet-size room, records obtained by the Chicago Tribune on Thursday show.