Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent presidents have waited until their last months in office before granting clemency.

The Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning residents of Illinois about the uptick in fraudulent vehicle purchases. According to a press release, Illinois is seeing a rise in fraudulent car sales from out-of-state businesses that are licensed as wholesale dealers.

The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in the shooting death last summer of an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911 for assistance.

CHICAGO — Lawyers for former House Speaker Michael Madigan formally rested their case before the jury on Thursday after calling 12 witnesses, most notably Madigan himself. And prosecutors also rested after a short rebuttal case.

The Illinois State Board of Education approved a nearly $11.4 billion budget request this week for the upcoming fiscal year, amounting to a 4.6% increase from this year, as the state prepares to face a substantial budget deficit.

Illinois faces Michigan State. Our college basketball odds series has our Illinois Michigan State prediction, odds and pick for Sunday.

S. Illinois 7-11 S. Illinois will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the N. Iowa Panthers will face off in a Missouri Valley battle at 7:00 p.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies NCAAM game from January 18, 2025 on ESPN.

Illinois has a high percentage of kids who are vaccinated. Health professionals are bracing for how the new administration could change that.

Melissa Calusinski has been behind bars in Illinois for 16 years in a case plagued by allegations of evidence manipulation, coerced confession and flawed medical opinions.

The Michigan State Spartans are set to take on one of their bigger threats to the Big Ten in the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday. While MSU sits atop the Big

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