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

Closing arguments are set to continue Thursday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

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

Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Court is expected to resume at 9 a.m. Former federal prosecutor ...

After eight hours over two days, prosecutors still haven’t finished their initial argument to the jury. It’s unclear if ...

Thursday marked the second day of closing arguments in the speaker’s landmark racketeering and bribery trial, as prosecutors ...

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

As prosecutors began their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, they accused the longtime Democratic powerbroker of lying to the jury when he ...

Michael Madigan’s jury is made up of ordinary Illinoisans whose lives have likely been affected by the former speaker, given ...

The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael ...

Michael Madigan was so important to ComEd’s legislative agenda in Springfield that the utility was willing to bend over backwards to make the then-powerful House speaker happy, showering his ...

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.