Mary Norkol

Democrat Michael Madigan was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and reported to a minimum-security federal prison camp in West Virginia earlier this fall. An appeals court denied his request to be released while an appeal is pending.

Nationwide, the Trump administration slashed funding to AmeriCorps grants by $184 million, prompting a preliminary injunction by a court in June and a joint lawsuit by officials in 23 states, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.