In his testimony earlier this month, former House Speaker Michael Madigan cast himself as a champion of the working class, a ...

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

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

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

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team began their final presentation to the jury just after lunch Friday, ...

A federal prosecutor on Friday called former House Speaker Michael Madigan “the man calling the shots,” a supreme politician ...

The former Illinois House speaker's legal team will get one more chance to make its pitch when closing arguments get underway ...

Real estate lawyer Michael Madigan, a lawmaker for 50 years, is accused of using ComEd as his “personal piggy bank.” ...

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

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

Prosecutors concluded their final summations Friday on Day 3 of closing arguments in the former speaker’s landmark trial by ...

In the world of Illinois politics, longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan developed a reputation that people at the ...