(The Center Square) – A federal judge sentenced Michael Madigan Friday to seven-and-a-half years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $2.5 million for crimes committed during his tenure as the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Federal prosecutors want a former ComEd lobbyist to spend more than four years in prison. They filled a ...

A jury in February convicted Madigan of 10 felony counts, including bribery, bribery conspiracy, and wire fraud.

Michael J. Madigan, who for decades was one of the most influential Democrats in Illinois politics, was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud.

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

A federal judge in Chicago on Friday sentenced former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael J. Madigan to seven and a half years in federal prison for using his official position to ...

(The Center Square) – The speaker of the Illinois House says state lawmakers still have time to fund public transit. Regional ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for opposing immigration enforcement, saying he was "on ...

Two Illinois members of Congress, including U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg, and a state senator were among those ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, enters the federal court building in Chicago for his corruption trial on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 ©By Brett Rowland | The Center Square ...