The 25-year-old man who recently reached a plea deal after vandalizing the Springfield statue of Martin Luther King Jr. last year has violated his agreement with the state.
Sixty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. lead the march on Washington D.C. where he delivered his iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. Organizations in the Illinois Capitol reflected on Dr. King’s message, acknowledging progress over the years, but many say more needs to be done. Springfield honored the civil rights leader with a statue, […]
The conviction of former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime chief of staff on perjury charges last week exposed more than just the extraordinary set of lies that Tim Mapes told to try to protect his boss. The nearly three-week trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse also ripped a deeper tear in the veil covering the secretive Madigan political machine that prosecutors have called .
The conviction of former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime chief of staff on perjury charges last week exposed more than just the extraordinary set of lies that Tim Mapes