Corruption in Illinois is on a weekly basis. The state averaged more than one corruption conviction per week from 1983-2023, ...

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some ...

Speaker Mike Madigan guilty on 10 counts, including of bribery.

Madigan, 82, and McClain, faced a 23-count indictment in federal court in Chicago on charges of racketeering conspiracy, ...

Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption charges. The conviction has prompted discussions on ...

Fortunately, the work of the 2009 Illinois Reform Commission, established in the wake of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s ...

Shortly after former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on federal corruption charges, the leaders of Chicago’s top federal investigative agencies appeared in the lobby of the Dirksen U.S.

The conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has legislators, including former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, calling for ethics reform. On Monday, Quinn ...

Friday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, ...

Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual called it a “historic” conviction, ranking high among top public corruption cases tried in Chicago’s federal courthouse. He said that Illinois residents ...