The feds’ bid to put the former head of the state’s largest utility behind bars comes a week after they asked for a sentence ...

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

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years. Along the way, he developed a ...

Austin left the council in 2023 but had become the second-most senior member of the body by the time of her indictment.

Madigan was the longest-serving state House leader in U.S. history, spending 36 years as speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Prosecutors want a judge to give him 12 ½ years in prison.

Though Burke is out of prison, he’s still within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons. When that ends, he’s expected to ...

After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

On cross-examination, Marquez, who pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and is awaiting sentencing, acknowledged that there ...

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...

Former Speaker Michael Madigan, left, arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse with attorneys Thomas Breen, center, and Robert Stanley for a hearing on sentencing guidelines on June 10, 2025.