Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Feb. 12 after jurors found him guilty of 10 counts against him and not guilty of seven others, including a ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan now knows when he will receive his sentence for his crimes. A fixture in Illinois politics for more than 50 years, Madigan will ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will be sentenced June 13 after being convicted on 10 corruption counts last month. Jurors were deadlocked on six other counts against Madigan.

A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case alleging a wide-ranging plot to illegally influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Supreme ...

Prosecutors alleged the defendants bribed Madigan with jobs and contracts for the speaker's political allies in exchange for Madigan's help passing legislation backed by the company. It's unclear ...

A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Supreme Court’s ruling last year on a key ...

Madigan was convicted last month on 10 counts of bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud charges. He faces as many as 20 years in prison for the most serious charges, but it's likely he'll get far less ...