President Donald Trump is making full use of his pardon power. This year, Trump has issued roughly 1,800 pardons, or nearly ...

The Peoria congressman and other Illinois Republicans are asking President Donald Trump not to pardon the longtime speaker.

Because she was convicted of state and not federal crimes, commentators are calling Trump’s pardon “symbolic.” But that is ...

Letter from Illinois’ three Republican members of Congress comes a week after the Tribune reported ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

In extending pardons, even English kings showed some rationality, but Trump’s policies have gone from a breeze to a tornado.

Congressman Johnny Olszewski is introducing a constitutional amendment to give Congress the power to overturn presidential ...

The three Republican members of the Illinois congressional delegation are asking President Donald Trump to deny former ...

President Trump announced he is pardoning Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted last year on bribery and money laundering charges. It’s the latest in a series of ...

NEWS interviewed six of the best-known legal minds in the state, including two Democrats, three Republicans and a legal ...

The pardoning power of U.S. presidents is clearly allowed in the historic U.S. Constitution, which was written in 1787. However, the founders and the Constitutional Convention that wrote the document ...

Former political powerhouses Ed Burke and Mike Madigan are seeking pardons from President Donald Trump after their corruption convictions.

The president has wide latitude to grant clemency, but Trump has broken all pardon norms and sought even more authority to help his allies.