Precisely one month from the history-making moment former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, ...

U.S. District Judge Manish Shah left intact the conspiracy conviction and other counts against the four defendants, convicted ...

CHICAGO — Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve (his) power and line his pockets” for years, prosecutors ...

The lead federal prosecutor in the corruption trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is stepping down.

In the world of Springfield politics, longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan developed a reputation that people at the statehouse could count on his word. The secretive Southwest Side Democrat ...

CHICAGO — Former House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to face a tough cross-examination by prosecutors in his federal corruption trial Monday, in what promises to be a defining moment in ...

A Florida lawmaker can serve up to eight consecutive years in the state House or Senate, but there are loopholes.

A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case involving former House Speaker Michael ...

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption conviction drew plaudits from suburban lawmakers and prompted calls to strengthen weak state ethics laws that have ...

A veteran prosecutor who played a key role in the recent trials of ex-Ald. Edward Burke and former House Speaker Michael ...

A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case alleging a wide-ranging plot to illegally influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Supreme ...