CHICAGO (CN) — Federal prosecutor Julia Schwartz re-stated the government's most basic accusation against ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and his co-defendant Mike McClain on Wednesday during ...

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

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

Earlier Wednesday, US District Judge John Robert Blakey spent nearly two hours reading more than 100 pages of jury ...

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

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after jurors deadlocked on whether a former worker at New Hampshire’s youth detention ...

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

CHICAGO – Closing arguments are set for Wednesday as attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan rested their ...

The weeklong trial of former Elberon Public Library Director Bailey Anne Jenkins concluded on Friday as a Tama County jury ...

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