CHICAGO — An Illinois state senator has been indicted on federal charges that he took more than $250,000 in salary and benefits over a three-year period from the Teamsters while doing little or no work, prosecutors announced Friday. In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said Thomas E. Cullerton of Villa Park was indicted by a federal …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers have wrapped up their spring session after a whirlwind week that produced a budget, a state construction plan and billions of dollars in tax increases to fund it, more gambling, legalized marijuana use and protections for abortion. But with Democrats holding majorities in both legislative chambers, Pritzker was able to emphasize a list of accomplishments …
