Former Speaker Mike Madigan’s Chief of Staff, Tim Mapes, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison yesterday for making false declarations before a grand jury and obstruction of justice. The…

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime chief of staff, Tim Mapes, is set to be sentenced at a hearing Monday after a judge rejected his request for a delay in…

Illinois State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) issued a statement following the guilty verdict on both perjury and obstruction charges being handed down in federal court today in the trial of…