Lawmakers convicted of felonies tied to their government jobs, like ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, are banned from ...

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some ...

Anthony Vazquez | Sun-Times Share Jurors considering the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan left Chicago’s federal courthouse Friday without reaching a verdict, wrapping up ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime law firm partner Vincent “Bud” Getzendanner testified in Madigan’s defense against numerous federal charges last week. One of the ...

Madigan, D-Chicago, served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021 and was speaker for all but two years between 1983 and 2021. He chaired the Democratic Party of Illinois for 23 years. Show comments ...

The onetime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should permanently forfeit a $154,000 annual state pension because of his 2023 conviction on charges he lied to a ...

Madigan, 82, a Southwest Side Democrat, and his co-defendant, Michael McClain, 77, a former ComEd lobbyist and confidant, have pleaded not guilty to wide-ranging charges alleging they illicitly ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse last week. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Before he left the witness stand Tuesday after nearly 12 hours ...

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 ...

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 ...