The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a ...

John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

The former Illinois House speaker is asking that he be allowed to stay out of prison during his appeal in the federal bribery ...

Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison​, following his conviction on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.

Madigan’s attorneys say the 83-year-old politician isn’t a flight risk and that there are complex legal issues which, if resolved in his favor, will require a new trial.

With two members of the ComEd Four scheduled to be sentenced next week, Illinois Democrats and Republicans differ on the need ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is seeking to stay free during a lengthy appeal process after receiving a ...

Then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is sworn-in at the start of a September 2018 deposition in a federal lawsuit filed by Jason Gonzales, a Democratic challenger for Madigan’s House seat ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits after the jury delivered a partial verdict in his and former lobbyist Michael McClain’s corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Feb ...

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering charges on Wednesday, one week after his indictment rocked the halls of Illinois politics.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan parks his SUV in the garage at his Southwest Side home after federal prosecutors accused him of leading a criminal enterprise in 2022.