Government attorneys say the corruption conviction Wednesday of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was historic.

“Michael Madigan, who stood at the very top of state government, stands convicted of 10 counts of bribery and corruption,” ...

Michael Madigan, once the state of Illinois’ most powerful politician during his decades-long run as Illinois House Speaker ...

A federal jury Wednesday rendered a split decision in the wide-ranging indictment against former House Speaker Michael ...

Mike Madigan, a former state Democratic Party chair, had been the longest-serving chamber leader in U.S. history. A jury has ...

CHICAGO – Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, ...

Jurors have convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan on 10 federal corruption counts and acquitted him of seven.

Jurors found the former Illinois House speaker guilty of 10 of 17 counts and deadlocked on several more after reaching a ...

Federal prosecutors have made it clear they are listening to phone calls. But have the threats of federal investigations and ...

The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.

Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, has joined ...