Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday, but acquitted of several others, following a four-month trial accusing him of running a yearslong criminal enterprise to enrich himself and his political allies.

Reactions came quickly in the wake of the historic verdicts against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and one of his long-time political confidants. Madigan, after more than two months of testimony,

SPRINGFIELD ( 25News Now) - Illinois lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are responding to the news Wednesday that former longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan was convicted of some charges in a mixed verdict in his high-profile corruption trial.