The Chicago area underwent second day of dangerous high temperatures Thursday, with heat index values over 100. Some severe storms are also rolled through the area. Much of the area remains under a ...

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, a former state representative and close friend of ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

As ComEd's top contract lobbyist, McClain pushed for the company to give jobs and contracts to Madigan allies, which the feds ...

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent years as a close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

Afternoon thunderstorms moving through the area gave a brief reprieve from the extreme heat that had plagued the city since last week but triggered more than a thousand power outages affecting nearly ...

Michael McClain receives a 2-year sentence for his role in a bribery scheme benefiting ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The third member of the so-called ComEd Four is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. Michael McClain walked into federal court Thursday morning. He was considered former Illinois House ...

As residents of Chicago's Northwest Side recovered from the sweltering heat, a round of storms Thursday caused a ground stop at O'Hare and Midway airports.

McClain and his "ComEd Four" codefendants were convicted last year of charges of conspiracy, bribery and falsifying documents ...

A line of fast-moving storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings in the Chicago area and ground stops at O'Hare and Midway ...

A federal judge has sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime associate to two years in prison.