With allegations of corruption at the highest levels of state government, the racketeering trial of former Democratic House ...

sisters former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Nicole Madigan and mother, Shirley Madigan, at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in October. Bhachu pressed on: “You’re the one who ...

Madigan smiled when he talked about his wife Shirley, a relationship he called “a really quick romance.” They married in 1976 after just months of dating. Her parents had migrated from Mexico ...

Former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (second from left) walks with her mother, Shirley Madigan (right), as they leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Behind them ...

In a 2016 letter jurors saw early in the trial, McClain swore loyalty to Madigan and his wife Shirley. "At the end of the day I am at the bridge with my musket standing with and for the Madigan family ...

The former speaker struck up a conversational tone and spoke directly to the jury about his strict upbringing, meeting his wife, Shirley, and some of the poignant moments of family life.

McClain also sent Madigan and his wife Shirley a letter in December 2016, which jurors saw on Thursday, stating he was retiring as a lobbyist but that he was still willing to perform "assignments" for ...

Jurors hearing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial were scheduled to begin deliberations Wednesday ...

Madigan wouldn’t become speaker until 1983. He also told the jury personal details about meeting his wife Shirley in the 1970s and marrying her after a “real quick romance.” Shirley had a ...