Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction underscores the systemic problems in ...

Michael Madigan’s sentencing hearing will cap the most aggressive, expansive corruption investigation in Chicago since the ...

Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery ...

Madigan’s sentencing by U.S. District Judge John Blakey will cap the most aggressive, expansive corruption investigation in ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the ...

The judge who sentenced Michael Madigan to 7 1/2 years in prison said the former Illinois House speaker's testimony was “a nauseating display of perjury and evasion” that was “hard to watch.” “You ...

He knew better.” Prosecutors argued for a longer sentence because Madigan lied on the stand and because he’s a public ...

A federal judge sentenced Michael Madigan Friday to seven-and-a-half years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $2.5 ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday was sentenced to 90 months in prison and a $2.5 million fine on ...

Illinois lawmakers just finished a chaotic session with few results. With Madigan sentenced, the real question is whether ...