Madigan was convicted Feb. 12 of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday, but acquitted of seven others.

Reflecting voter angst over President Donald Trump, Democrats scored major election victories in suburbs critical for ...

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. His attorneys claimed in a motion that the trial judge made a series of errors, including allowing prosecutors to present as ...

An Illinois House bill would prevent public utilities from making campaign contributions to political candidates if it ...

CHICAGO - Federal prosecutors asked for a criminal case against former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis to be dismissed after his ...

Democratic justices on the Illinois Supreme Court are mired in conflicts of interest; they must recuse themselves from the ...

The former Illinois House speaker's sentencing is set for almost one year after the sentencing of former Ald. Edward M. Burke ...

Despite a jury’s guilty verdicts, lawyers for convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan vigorously maintain ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) – According to a professor who has studied public corruption, it might be a good thing that prosecutors are seeking $3.14 million in forfeiture proceeds from convicted former ...