Illinois lawmakers are criticizing the state’s Department of Corrections over a recent change to how mail is being processed ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan had until 2 p.m. Monday to report to federal prison for a corruption conviction.

An Illinois Fraternal Order of Police lodge is demanding the removal of Illinois Department of Corrections' acting director ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once known as the most powerful man in the state, will head to prison on ...

Madigan’s surrender caps a massive corruption investigation that hearkens back to an earlier era at Chicago’s federal ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been sentenced to 90 months in prison and a $2.5 million fine after being ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s 7.5-year federal prison sentence started Oct. 13 for his role in a bribery ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois' most-hardened criminals are no match for COVID-19 as the virus is infecting inmates in several state prisons at a startling pace. At one state prison on Monday more than 40% ...

One day before the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session is scheduled to begin, one of the most powerful lawmakers in ...

CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a West Virginia federal prison on Monday to begin his 7 ½ ...