Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for corruption, bribery, and racketeering, with prosecutors ...

As his sentencing on his corruption conviction arrives, Michael Madigan is placing fervent hope on the backing of a wide range of supporters, outlined in more than 200 letters to the federal judge ...

After four decades at the helm of Illinois politics, Michael Madigan may no longer be “Mr. Speaker,” but he still retains a decidedly more ignominious title. Public Official A. Madigan, whose ...

The jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial went home without a verdict for the ...

Michael Madigan's friendship with alleged fixer could be tested during their corruption trial When Michael McClain retired from lobbying in 2015, he told then-House Speaker Madigan he was “at ...

Michael Madigan is among a handful of public corruption defendants in Chicago who sought to put their cases on hold while the Supreme Court considers the corruption conviction of a former mayor of ...

For decades, the diminutive Michael J. Madigan has stood tall as a political constant in Illinois, displaying equal parts of power, arrogance, defiance and vindictiveness, while holding a singular ...