Accompanied by attorneys, former state House Speaker Michael Madigan walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in January during his federal corruption trial. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share ...

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to forfeit $3.1 million, after he was convicted on a sweeping bribery conspiracy last month.

Lobbyist Will Cousineau (left), a longtime aide to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, is shown in 2013 with his former boss. Cousineau remains an Illinois lobbyist — Morton College in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. government is seeking more than $3.1 million from former Illinois house speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan was convicted by a jury last month on 10 counts of bribery ...

The Department of Justice is reviewing the convictions in the landmark “ComEd Four” bribery case involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan on counts involving violations of the Foreign ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lawyers for former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan are asking for an acquittal or a new trial in his corruption case. In a lengthy court filing Friday, they said prosecutors ...