Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan used his perch at the very top of state politics to betray the public trust, ...

The one-time powerful Illinois House speaker and a longtime confidant are charged with racketeering, bribery, conspiracy, and ...

Opening statements in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan began Monday afternoon, ...

His stunning fall and protracted jury selection process likely foreshadows a lengthy trial on corruption charges.

A lawyer for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime confidant told a federal jury Tuesday that the allegations of ...

Federal prosecutors say three former state lawmakers will be the first witnesses called to the stand in the corruption trial ...

Opening statements will continue Tuesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

The attorney for Michael Madigan’s co-defendant, Mike McClain, revealed on Tuesday how lobbyists curry favor with politicians ...

The government is calling its first witnesses in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on ...

Throughout the hours of opening statements, Madigan sat at the head of his defense table in the wood-paneled courtroom ...