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

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

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The jury in Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial found the former Illinois House speaker guilty on several counts as part of a partial verdict. The jury reached a partial ...

The top federal prosecutor said his office had yet to decide whether to take Madigan to trial again on the Chinatown or AT&T Illinois schemes, for which jurors returned no verdict. U.S. District ...

A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of 10 charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on ...

Before the trial, Madigan spent a record 36 years as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, where he wielded control over whether legislation would move forward in Springfield until he ...

News 8's Shelby Kluver talked with Ben Szalinksi from Capitol News Illinois on the latest news out of Springfield.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, during his ongoing corruption trial on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Credit: AP/Chris Sweda The trial was a ...

The Madigan trial has amplified the findings of the Tribune ... State lawmakers and local officials from around Illinois also have worn out the paths to prison cells over the decades.

The trial has spanned more than three months ... was familiar with recommendations of nominees forwarded by Madigan’s office to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker that were known as “Sphinx lists.” ...