The original 106 page 22 count indictment accused the once-powerful leader of acting like an organized crime boss.

Some Illinois lawmakers are expressing hope that the General Assembly will get serious about ethics reform in 2025. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is the latest in a long ...

Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain pleaded not guilty to 23 ...

Michael Madigan’s defense team officially rested Thursday morning, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony ...

In the world of Springfield politics, longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan developed a reputation that people at the ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to face a tough cross-examination by prosecutors in his federal corruption ...

Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to return to the stand Wednesday morning, continuing testimony that will surely be ...

The BriefThe defense team for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has rested its case, with closing arguments ...

The defense rested its case in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's bribery and corruption trial on Thursday.

Attorneys representing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan rested on Thursday afternoon, with the trial now one ...

Former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan faced his toughest test since deciding to take the stand in his public ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop after a day of trial, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Former Illinois ...