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

Former Decatur mayor and Illinois AFL-CIO president Michael Carrigan is set for another five-year term on the Illinois ...

Flanked by supporters and holding hands with his daughter Nicole, Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12 ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud ...

Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan 10 counts and acquitted him of seven, but could not reach a decision on six counts. They returned the verdict after deliberating more ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Michael Madigan is the latest Illinois politician convicted for abusing the power of their office, and he's now part of the culture of corruption that has been swirling since the ...

A jury found Madigan guilty of bribery and wire fraud, convictions that will be tied to how he is remembered, Dave McKinney reports. The conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan ...