Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years. Along the way, he developed a ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for corruption, bribery, and racketeering, with prosecutors ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies.

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

Michael McClain leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago as his and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s ongoing corruption trial ends for the day on Oct. 24, 2024.

Madigan’s defense team filed a motion in March arguing for a new trial in his corruption case, saying prosecutors failed to prove the then-powerful Democrat knew about a scheme by ComEd to pay ...

John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

Jurors in the corruption trial of ex-political powerhouse Michael Madigan are hearing the former House Speaker on secretly recorded audio Thursday, along with testimony from a onetime Skokie legisl… ...

(The Center Square) – Michael Madigan’s defense team has begun closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago. Madigan attorney Dan Collins opened ...

Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...