Illinois House of Representatives

A special committee in the Illinois House of Representatives tasked with investigating a deferred prosecution agreement that implicated powerful Speaker Michael Madigan in an alleged bribery scheme with ComEd will meet Tuesday afternoon, with officials from the state’s largest utility set to testify.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, in Friday letter, said he won’t testify before a special committee looking into his conduct in connection with a utility’s alleged bribery scheme designed to curry favor with the Democrat.

A special committee in the Illinois House of Representatives tasked with investigating a deferred prosecution agreement that implicated powerful Speaker Michael Madigan in an alleged bribery scheme with ComEd will meet for the first time on Thursday.

Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives on Monday moved to create a special committee to investigate a deferred prosecution agreement that implicated powerful Speaker Michael Madigan in an alleged bribery scheme with ComEd that prosecutors say lasted nearly a decade.

Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives on Monday moved to create a special committee to investigate a deferred prosecution agreement that implicated powerful Speaker Michael Madigan in an alleged bribery scheme with ComEd that prosecutors say lasted nearly a decade. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has all the details.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Thursday he has “no plans to resign” as calls for him to step down continue to grow after he was implicated in a federal court filing alleging a bribery scheme with ComEd that lasted nearly a decade.

Four Democratic Illinois lawmakers told NBC 5 Thursday that House Speaker Michael Madigan contacted them individually to ask if he should step down, as calls for him to resign continue to grow after he was implicated in a federal court filing alleging a bribery scheme with ComEd that lasted nearly a decade.

ComEd will pay $200 million as part of an agreement to resolve a federal criminal investigation into a bribery scheme in which investigators say the utility company admitted to arranging jobs and payments for associates of an elected official, referred to only as “Public Official A,” for nearly a decade, prosecutors announced Friday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

A federal judge in Chicago begins two days of hearings to learn what members of the public think about a draft plan for reforming city police under court supervision.

The House has soundly rejected a ban on gun modifications known as “bump stocks” that speed firing and were used in the Las Vegas massacre.

Gun control advocates were dealt a defeat on Thursday as the Illinois House defeated a bill that would have prohibited the sale of “bump stocks.” NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest. 

Lawmakers adjourned Wednesday night, on the final day of the Illinois spring legislative session, once again failing to end the state’s historic budget stalemate, leaving thousands of Illinois residents in a financial crisis.

Illinois lawmakers adjourned Wednesday night once again failing to end the state’s historic budget stalemate, leaving thousands of residents in a financial crisis. Emily Florez reports.

Wednesday marks both the final day of the Illinois spring legislative session, as well as the state’s 700th day without a budget – and there is no deal in sight.

Charges are pending against nearly three dozen demonstrators after protesters stormed Illinois’ State Capitol in Springfield as lawmakers continued to battle over the state’s ongoing budget woes.

Charges are pending against nearly three dozen demonstrators after protesters stormed the state Capitol in Springfield as lawmakers continued to battle over the state’s ongoing budget woes. Susan Carlson reports.

About a dozen protesters were removed from the Illinois House of Representatives on Tuesday after disrupting one of the final days of the legislative session.

About a dozen protesters were removed from the Illinois House of Representatives on Tuesday after disrupting one of the final days of the legislative session. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Just after Garry McCarthy said he had been encouraged to run for mayor in Chicago, the outspoken former top cop said he might soon get political.