Friday, July 25, 2025
Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent years as a close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday for his role in a bribery scheme targeted at the former speaker.
Governor JB Pritzker has signed House Bill 2488 into law, amending the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 by removing references to a federally-mandated program that required employers to provide wage data to the federal government.
A video posted Thursday shows two people in plainclothes, who advocates say appear to be immigration agents, surround a man and hold onto his arm without identifying themselves.
Men's clothing retailer Men's Wearhouse has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing them of allegedly wrongly charging people who rent formal wear a $12 fee for "damage and handling,” which allegedly actually amounts to an illegal insurance contract.
Under the ordinance, all boaters on the lake and waterways in Chicago would be required to wear a personal flotation device, or operators could face a fine.