Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery ...

Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...

Although former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was expected to pay a $2.5 million fine quickly, his time in prison ...

If you had any interaction with a state legislator since the shootings, you know this horrific crime has struck many of them ...

The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was sentenced Friday to 7½ years in prison and fined $2.5 million ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey issued former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's sentence Friday, of seven years and ...

Months before a federal judge sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to prison on Friday, the once-mighty state Democratic Party chairman took the witness stand in his corruption ...

CHICAGO — The jury that will determine the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is nearly complete after three slow days of jury selection this week. But in addition to the 11 ...

CHICAGO — A lawyer for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime confidant told a federal jury Tuesday that the allegations of bribery and corruption against the pair attempt to criminalize ...

The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s ...

CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will take the witness stand ... after calling 50 witnesses and playing for the jury more than 150 wiretapped phone calls and videos ...