David Struett

2 weeks ago | wbez.org | Jon Seidel |Dave McKinney |David Struett

Five months ago, the man long known to Illinois as “Mr. Speaker” made the stunning decision to climb onto the witness stand, swear an oath and tell his side of the story. But along the way, Michael J. Madigan denied his famous friendship with the fixer known as Michael McClain. He denied a promise he made to the once-powerful Ald. Danny Solis. And he denied his role in a bribery scheme in which Illinois’ largest utility tried to buy his favor.

2 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | David Struett |Jon Seidel

Federal prosecutors want a new trial for former state Sen. Emil Jones III, whose first trial on bribery charges ended in a hung jury earlier this year. Jones was not present at the Tuesday court hearing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where federal prosecutors first disclosed they intend to retry Jones for allegedly soliciting a bribe from a red-light camera executive. Attorneys and U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood are expected to set a new trial date later this month.

3 weeks ago | wbez.org | David Struett

A building in Uptown famous for being home to the iconic jazz spot, the Green Mill, has been put up for sale. A real estate listing went live on Tuesday for the property that was once Al Capone’s Prohibition-era hangout at the corner of Broadway and Lawrence Avenue. No sales price is listed. Property records show Green Mill owner Dave Jemilo purchased the building, and seven adjacent retail spots, for $5 million in late 2021. It’s not clear yet what may happen to the Green Mill.

3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | David Struett

A building in Uptown famous for being home to the iconic jazz spot, the Green Mill, has been put up for sale. A real estate listing went live on Tuesday for the property that was once Al Capone’s Prohibition-era hangout at the corner to Broadway and Lawrence Avenue. No sales price is listed. Property records show the Green Mill owner Dave Jemilo purchased the building, and seven adjacent retail spots, for $5 million in late 2021. It’s not clear yet what may happen to the Green Mill.

3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | David Struett |George Wiebe

CTA, Metra and Pace said Monday they would soon be planning cuts in their 2026 budgets, after state legislators missed their first big deadline to fund public transit with the close of the spring legislative session Saturday — inching the transit agencies one step closer to the edge of the “fiscal cliff.”Now it’s unclear if lawmakers will approve the $770 million needed to cover the agencies’ budget holes in 2026 when federal pandemic aid runs out.