The former Illinois House speaker's sentencing is set for almost one year after the sentencing of former Ald. Edward M. Burke ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan now knows when he will receive his sentence for his crimes. A fixture in ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for corruption, bribery, and racketeering, with prosecutors alleging he exploited his political power for personal gain and financial ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been convicted of bribery and other corruption charges and will be ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Months after the jury was first seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial, his fate, and that of his co-defendant Mike ...

In a packed courtroom, jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of 10 counts and acquitted him of seven in a bribery case that led to the downfall of a man who was nicknamed ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives at federal court where he is on trial for charges in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme, Oct. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP ...

CHICAGO — Michael Madigan may have earned the nickname “Sphinx” in his record-breaking run as Illinois House Speaker, but the jury in his corruption trial has been every bit as hard to read.

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CHICAGO — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois' political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of bribery and wire fraud Wednesday in a ...