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Appeals court upholds corruption conviction of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, calls evidence ‘overwhelming’ • Aldermen press Johnson administration over new budget consulting contract, revenue projections
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Monday, April 27, 2026

Mayor Brandon Johnson nominates former federal prosecutor to be Chicago inspector general

Mayor Brandon Johnson nominated former high-ranking federal prosecutor David Glockner to be Chicago’s next inspector general Monday.

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Appeals court upholds corruption conviction of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, calls evidence ‘overwhelming’

A federal appeals court in Chicago on Monday upheld the corruption conviction for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, brushing aside his arguments that schemes to help utility giant ComEd and trade favors with then-Ald. Daniel Solis were everyday politics.

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Aldermen press Johnson administration over new budget consulting contract, revenue projections

City revenues are “tracking very closely to budget” so far this year, Budget Director Annette Guzman told aldermen.

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US Rep. Frank Mrvan asks Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to support end to BP lockout

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick for help in ending the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 lockout at the BP Whiting refinery.

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Illinois commission in final stretch of hearings on Operation Midway Blitz as Katie Abraham’s mother testifies

Gov. JB Pritzker launched a commission to scrutinize federal immigration agents’ actions during the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz earlier this fall.

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Man accused in correspondents’ dinner shooting is charged with attempted assassination of Trump

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

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Melania Trump trashes Jimmy Kimmel over ‘expectant widow’ joke before shooting

Jimmy Kimmel delivered the attack on the first lady at a special version of his show Thursday night that included his version of a fake monologue for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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Trump erupts at CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell for reading shooter’s writings

The rapid pivot to attacking Norah O’Donnell suggests any truce in Trump’s signature war with the press will be short-lived at best.

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