7th Circ. Upholds Ex-Illinois Lawmaker's Tax Sentence

By Kat Lucero ( December 18, 2025, 5:16 PM EST) -- A former Illinois lawmaker cannot change her sentence despite attempts to comply with her tax reporting obligations after she was charged with evading them, the Seventh Circuit ruled Thursday, rejecting her argument that a lower court unconstitutionally barred evidence of her amended return....

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