McClain is a friend and ally of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. This summer he was sentenced to two years in ...

Anne Pramaggiore and three others were convicted of a nearly decade-long scheme to influence former Illinois House Speaker ...

A longtime ally and close confidant of disgraced former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a minimum-security federal ...

While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spends the final days of 2025 behind bars, the next filings in Madigan’s ...

During his 50 years serving in the Illinois House, Speaker Michael Madigan showed he knew how to round up support, both in Springfield to pass legislation about tough issues and in the crucial ...

Five months ago, the man long known to Illinois as “Mr. Speaker” made the stunning decision to climb onto the witness stand, swear an oath and tell his side of the story. But along the way, Michael J.

CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan arrived Friday at the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago for his historic sentencing in a long-running corruption case that shook the ...

On this episode, we look back on the stories that made news over the past year in state government and politics.

The three Republican members of the Illinois congressional delegation are asking President Donald Trump to deny former ...

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving ...

Michael Madigan’s stunning political collapse is expected to culminate Friday when the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history is sentenced on federal bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud ...

Over his five decades in elected office, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan knew how to round up support, both in Springfield to pass legislation about tough issues and in the crucial precincts of ...