The original 106 page 22 count indictment accused the once-powerful leader of acting like an organized crime boss.

Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain pleaded not guilty to 23 ...

Some Illinois lawmakers are expressing hope that the General Assembly will get serious about ethics reform in 2025. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is the latest in a long ...

Madigan was questioned by his defense attorneys over two days last week, denying the corruption charges against him and ...

The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond Chicago’s ...

Four years after resigning his seat in the legislature amid a burgeoning federal corruption investigation, Madigan is banking ...

Legally, Michael Madigan’s testimony also exposes him to allegations ... Ultimately, he rose to become one of the most ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s legal team rested their case Thursday, hoping to convince jurors that ...

The defense rested its case in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's bribery and corruption trial on Thursday.

CHICAGO — Former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan faced his toughest test since deciding to take the stand in ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal ... major corruption trials that have recently played out in Chicago. Most notable among the witnesses, of course, was ...

Solis left office in 2019, after his undercover work for the FBI was exposed by the Chicago Sun-Times. While being questioned by Bhachu on Tuesday, Michael Madigan also had a chance to explain ...