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CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced they intend to retry state Sen. Emil Jones III after his April trial on charges of bribery and lying to the FBI ended in a hung jury.
Jones, a Chicago Democrat and son of former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr., stands accused of agreeing to take bribes from red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-government cooperator Omar Maani in 2019, then lying to FBI agents about it.
A jury earlier this spring deadlocked in […]

Revenue figures from the Illinois Gaming Board show the companies have consistently hit pay dirt since the state legalized sports betting five years ago.FanDuel has raked in some $1.5 billion in Illinois, including nearly $491 million last year.
“That said, Illinois remains one of the most lucrative and stable sports betting markets in the country.

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(The Center Square) – Plaintiffs challenging Illinois’ gun and magazine ban are telling the federal appeals court a district judge was correct to find the law violates Second Amendment rights.

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Gun rights advocates once again are asking a federal appeals court in Chicago to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault-style firearms and large-capacity magazines in a case that may be destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.
In briefs filed Friday with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys representing plaintiffs challenging the law urged the court to uphold the decision of a lower court judge in East St. Louis who said the law violates the Second Amendment because it […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois legislators have worked to end a common scam with gym memberships. A bill that passed out of the capitol last month would stop fitness centers from deceptive lifetime memberships. It would require owners to be transparent about any changes in prices or benefits. One gym owner in Springfield told WCIA […]

A federal judge on Tuesday struck from the court record a reference to former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s personal net worth of more than $40 million, agreeing with his defense team that it should have been kept private.

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SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session.
Lawmakers and labor unions have both expressed concern that benefits for Tier 2 employees – those who entered the public sector after 2011 – are inadequate and that some workers in that category are in line to receive benefits out of compliance with federal law.
Tier 2 benefits are less generous […]

<p>Federal prosecutors want a new trial for state Sen. Emil Jones III, whose first trial on bribery charges ended in a hung jury earlier this year.</p><p>Jones, a South Side Democrat, was not present at the Tuesday court hearing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where federal prosecutors first disclosed they intend to retry Jones for allegedly soliciting a bribe from a red-light camera executive.</p><p>Attorneys and U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood are expected to […]