Sam McCann

Government & Politics

Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison

Hannah Meisel

Sam McCann abruptly ended February trial in guilty plea for stealing campaign funds

Former state Sen. Sam McCann’s federal corruption trial concluded Thursday as he pleaded guilty. The onetime Republican and third-party candidate for governor is pictured in a mugshot after being arrested last week for violating his conditions of pretrial release.

Equity & Justice

Judge denies McCann’s request for home confinement, orders him held in custody

Hannah Meisel

Former state senator, third-party governor candidate to be sentenced in June after guilty plea.

Government & Politics

In last-minute reversal, former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges

Hannah Meisel

Prosecutors played hours of McCann’s FBI testimony in court prior to his plea

Former GOP state Sen. Sam McCann’s pickup truck – the same make and model of a truck named as an illicit purchase in his indictment – is parked outside of the Paul Findley Federal Courthouse in Springfield, where McCann was supposed to have faced a corruption trial this week. Instead, he checked himself into the hospital over the weekend and his trial was delayed until Monday. The judge in the case ordered McCann detained Friday until the trial’s new start date, accusing McCann of making “excuses.”

Equity & Justice

Former lawmaker taken into custody amid delays to his corruption trial after sudden hospitalization

Hannah Meisel

Judge declares Sam McCann out of ‘excuses’ for violating probation orders after discharge.

Former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Springfield on Monday after he was granted another delay in his corruption trial, which was set for this week. McCann was also granted a last-minute motion to ditch his federal public defender in order to represent himself. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)

Illinois

Former GOP senator, third-party governor candidate to represent himself in corruption trial

Hannah Meisel

Sam McCann fired his court-appointed attorneys on his trial’s scheduled start date.

Government & Politics

Third Parties: If Not Now - When?

Rachel Otwell

In an especially contentious election year, there are a couple alternatives to the major party candidates in the race for Illinois governor. But, even…

Government & Politics

A Conversation With Sam McCann - Conservative Party Nominee For Illinois Gov.

Rachel Otwell

Sam McCann is a man on a mission: to see Republican Governor Bruce Rauner end his reign in 2019. He's taking that head on, by running for the state's…

In Second Debate, Candidates Pull No Punches

Brian Mackey

The major party candidates for Illinois governor met for the second of three debates Wednesday night, and both men stuck mostly to the same attacks…

Enthusiasm Among Illinois Democrats More Than Double What It Was In 2014: Poll

Brian Mackey

A new poll shows Illinois Democrats are far more enthusiastic about voting in this fall’s election than Republicans.The poll, conducted by the Paul Simon…

Government & Politics

Illinois Third Party Candidates Not Included In Upcoming Gov. Debate

Rachel Otwell

The next debate for Illinois nominees for governor is this Wednesday in Chicago. But two candidates are being left out this time around.At an NBC Chicago…