Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve ...

CHICAGO — Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and ...

Final arguments are underway in the high-profile corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Some Illinois lawmakers are expressing hope that the General Assembly will get serious about ethics reform in 2025. Former ...

Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, political ally and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise ...

The federal corruption trial of former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan resumes Wednesday, with closing arguments in the ...

Madigan​ faces a 23-count indictment accusing him of running a criminal enterprise​ to enrich himself and benefit his political allies.

The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael ...

Thursday marked the second day of closing arguments in the speaker’s landmark racketeering and bribery trial, as prosecutors ...

Closing arguments are set to continue Thursday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

Michael Madigan’s jury is made up of ordinary Illinoisans whose lives have likely been affected by the former speaker, given ...

U.S. government attorneys have resumed closing arguments at former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial in Chicago.