Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will take the witness stand in his corruption trial — an unexpected revelation that will likely stretch the already lengthy trial into late January.

A bill soon heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing ...

A truck driver who was injured when he was hit by another truck cannot sue a freight broker for negligent hiring nor vicarious liability in the incident, a federal appeals court held.