Michael McClain was sentenced Thursday for his role in a plot to illegally influence former Ill. House Speaker Michael ...

McClain was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme to gain the favor of the most powerful politician in Illinois.

More than two years after Michael McClain’s conviction in the historic “ComEd Four” bribery case, he is scheduled to learn his fate Thursday at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, where ...

Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his ...

In an expected move, Madigan on Wednesday filed his notice of appeal to the Seventh Circuit Court after he was convicted in ...

Michael McClain and three codefendants — former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and former contract lobbyist Jay Doherty — were each convicted of bribery conspiracy and ...

Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...

The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down his sentence June 13.

Once a rising corporate star, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore was sentenced Monday to 2 years in federal prison for her ...

Federal judge tells longtime insider it was “imperative to wipe away the notion” that his actions were merely lobbying a ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is appealing his conviction earlier this year on bribery and conspiracy charges ...

Madigan’s attorneys say the 83-year-old politician isn’t a flight risk and that there are complex legal issues which, if resolved in his favor, will require a new trial.