CHICAGO (AP) -- Mary Rita Madigan, the mother of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and a grandmother of state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, has died. She was 90.

A federal judge denied former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s motion for a new trial, clearing the way for a sentencing hearing Friday.

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual state of Illinois pension is being halted following his high-profile corruption conviction. Timothy Blair, executive secretary ...

Ben Bradley, WGN-TV investigative reporter, joins Lisa Dent to analyze the jury’s decision in the Madigan trial. After a long deliberation process, the jury found Michael Madigan guilty of ten counts ...

Several of his family members attended the trial, including his daughter, Lisa Madigan, who served four terms as Illinois attorney general. She declined to seek reelection in 2018.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud ...