Jury selection is expected to wrap up Monday morning, with opening statements soon after in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. Over the past two weeks, prosecutors and defense attorneys have picked 12 jurors and four alternates,

Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan used his perch at the very top of state politics to betray the public trust, federal prosecutors said in opening statements at Madigan’s public corruption trial Monday.

The government is calling its first witnesses in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday. Prior to that, the attorney for Madigan’s co-defendant, Michael McClain,

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was not an all powerful state politician who corruptly controlled Springfield, but an "incorruptible" man focused on serving his constituents,

Opening statements in the landmark corruption case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant were expected to kick off Monday after completion of an often-tedious jury selection process that has stretched on for nearly two weeks.

The government called its first witnesses in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday. Prior to that, the attorney for Madigan’s co-defendant, Michael McClain,