Michael J. Madigan was the longest-serving state House speaker in the nation. He was convicted of bribery, bribery conspiracy ...

Just hours after hearing oral arguments, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals directed the government ...

What constitutes felonious political corruption? We need to find out after the successful “ComEd Four” appeals.

Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and longtime lobbyist Michael McClain were released from federal prison Wednesday after an ...

Members of a three-judge panel on Tuesday asked repeatedly how they can know former ComEd officials and lobbyists, including ...

A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Thursday as judges consider former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s ...

Attorneys for Madigan and the federal government presented their arguments before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals during ...

A lawyer for imprisoned House Speaker Michael Madigan told a federal appeals court on Thursday his conviction on an array of ...

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan took his fight for freedom to the U.S. Court of Appeals Thursday. And he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 2, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

The new team includes former solicitors general for the U.S. and the state of Illinois, and another attorney who has represented Hillary Clinton and former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Arguments are ...

The 40-minute argument on the 27th floor of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse drew members of Madigan’s family, including former ...