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

Some Illinois lawmakers are expressing hope that the General Assembly will get serious about ethics reform in 2025. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is the latest in a long ...

Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain pleaded not guilty to 23 ...

Michael Madigan’s defense team officially rested Thursday morning, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony ...

Four years after resigning his seat in the legislature amid a burgeoning federal corruption investigation, Madigan is banking ...

Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to return to the stand Wednesday morning, continuing testimony that will surely be ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to face a tough cross-examination by prosecutors in his federal corruption ...

When Michael Madigan chose to take the stand in his own defense last week, his decision stunned most legal and political ...

The defense rested its case in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's bribery and corruption trial on Thursday.

Former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan faced his toughest test since deciding to take the stand in his public ...

The defense team for Michael Madigan rested its case Thursday as the months-long federal corruption trial enters one of its ...

Madigan was questioned by his defense attorneys over two days last week, denying the corruption charges against him and ...