Lawmakers convicted of felonies tied to their government jobs, like ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, are banned from ...

Madigan, 82, and McClain, faced a 23-count indictment in federal court in Chicago on charges of racketeering conspiracy, ...

A federal jury found Donald “Lil’ Don” Lee and Torance “Blackie” Benson guilty of a racketeering conspiracy in November 2022 ...

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some ...

Malik, identified as Juror Number 6 from Chicago, said the jury found Mike Madigan guilty on certain counts but struggled ...

Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Wednesday. While Madigan’s conviction may represent the peak of the feds’ years-long push into Chicago ...

The real estate attorney who spent 50 years in the Illinois House of Representatives was convicted of corruption charges.

Citing ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction, former Gov. Pat Quinn called on Gov. JB Pritzker to toughen Illinois ethics ...

The decade-long FBI investigation that led to Madigan’s trial roiled local politics and changed the course of Illinois ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a fixture in Illinois politics for more than 50 years, left the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday a convicted felon ...

ranking high among top public corruption cases tried in Chicago’s federal courthouse. He said that Illinois residents have a right to trust in their government “Michael Madigan breached and ...