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

The General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois sent the former Illinois Speaker of the House notice by mail, according to the State Retirement Systems. The suspension comes days after Madigan was ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday, but acquitted of several others, following a four-month ...

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

Michael Madigan breached and violated that trust ... Lori Lightfoot, a former prosecutor who pitched herself as an anti-corruption reformer using the slogan “Bring in the light,” was elected ...

Illinois lawmakers and politicos gave their reaction to the historic conviction of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

jurors have begun deliberating in the most consequential Illinois public corruption case in years: the racketeering case of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant ...

Flanked by supporters and holding hands with his daughter Nicole, Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...

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Illinois politician Mike Madigan made history as the longest serving state House leader in the country. Now, his legacy may also includes corruption.

Madigan and Michael McClain played a central role in multiple corruption trials over the last few years in Chicago, and a jury will soon begin to consider a sweeping racketeering conspiracy case ...