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

Republican lawmakers in Illinois filed a lawsuit, arguing that the Democratic Majority passed a special interest proposal unconstitutionally.

Although former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was expected to pay a $2. 5 million fine quickly, his time in prison ...

A federal jury convicted Michael Madigan on Feb. 12, 2025, of multiple federal charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on other charges in the wide-ranging indictment, including ...

Michael Madigan, once the most powerful figure in Illinois politics, was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal ...

Former Illinois Democratic lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to more than seven years in prison following a federal corruption trial in Chicago.  Madigan, the longest serving legislative ...

CHICAGO — Michael J. Madigan stepped onto Illinois’ public stage as a young man in the late 1960s, when he was elected as one ...