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Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...
Madigan wielded the speaker’s gavel in Springfield for 36 years. Now he’s bracing to learn his fate June 13, when he’s due to ...
Federal prosecutors argued that, not only was Madigan's decades-long reign as speaker "steeped in corruption," but that he ...
letting in a now-infamous FBI wiretap where Madigan tells his longtime confidant, Michael McClain, that some ComEd contractors “made out like bandits” for little work; allowing the jury hear ...
A gentleman.” “A rule follower.” “Mr. Integrity.” As the feds seek a prison sentence for the former house speaker, supporters ...
The 83-year-old longtime politician was convicted in February of conspiring to accept bribes from ComEd over the course of a ...
How long should former House Speaker Michael Madigan spend in prison after his conviction on federal corruption charges?
The government on Friday filed its sentencing memorandum, arguing that it is “just and warranted” to sentence Madigan to 12.5 ...