Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan is seeking to have elements of his conviction thrown out based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sharply curtailed an anti-fraud law employed by prosecutors nationwide to convict politicians and executives. See... 

Funding based on graduations rather than enrollment could be a good idea for Illinois state colleges and universities, members of a commission studying the issue agreed Tuesday. Originally posted here: Performance-based college funding considered at education... 

Rod Blagojevich’s brother won’t be facing a new trial, but the former Illinois governor will — sometime next year. Federal Judge James Zagel on Thursday said he’ll set a retrial date for early January. Zagel says the trial won’t... 

Earlier this month, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce placed its support for – and money on – Republican Bill Brady for governor. See the original post:  Suburban businesses behind Brady, but want to know what he’s thinking  Read More →

A mix-up in issuing violation notices to Indiana drivers has the Illinois tollway figuring out how to collect an estimated backlog of $7 million from 116,129 Hoosiers. View post:  Tollway glitch results in thousands of late violation notices  Read More →

The judge in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial says he has called attorneys to the courtroom to read another note sent by jurors. Read the original here: Blagojevich jurors ask for transcript of deputy gov’s testimony  Read More →

Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that affects property tax assessments in Illinois. Quinn signed the legislation into law Sunday in Chicago. The new law extends the property tax cap in Cook County and creates oversight boards in Cook, DuPage, Kane,... 

Former Geneva priest Mark Campobello is living in Crystal Lake again, according the Illinois Sex Offender registry. Excerpt from:  Ex-priest on sex offender registry living in Crystal Lake  Read More →

Vote early, vote often. It’s an old joke in Illinois politics but state residents will be choosing twice in November to fill President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat. See more here: Voters will punch two to fill Obama’s old Senate... 

Rod Blagojevich’s fate was in the hands of jurors Wednesday as they prepared to begin deciding whether the impeached Illinois governor tried to sell a nomination to President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat and schemed to use his political...