A gentleman.” “A rule follower.” “Mr. Integrity.” As the feds seek a prison sentence for the former house speaker, supporters ...

The 83-year-old longtime politician was convicted in February of conspiring to accept bribes from ComEd over the course of a ...

Federal prosecutors argued that, not only was Madigan's decades-long reign as speaker "steeped in corruption," but that he ...

Madigan wielded the speaker’s gavel in Springfield for 36 years. Now he’s bracing to learn his fate June 13, when he’s due to ...

The government on Friday filed its sentencing memorandum, arguing that it is “just and warranted” to sentence Madigan to 12.5 ...

Chicago-based federal Judge John Blakey is staring at the two faces of convicted felon Michael Madigan, the former and longtime speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Which one will he find ...

The other shoe is about to drop on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as his sentencing date looms.

Decades ago, a convicted murderer whose death-penalty sentence was overturned on appeal was returned to County for re-sentencing. As part of that process, the defendant was asked to submit letters ...

Federal prosecutors say former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should be sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison ...

Federal prosecutors are asking for a lengthy prison sentence for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, calling him ...

U.S. government attorneys are asking a federal judge to give former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan a 12.5-year prison ...

Chicago-based federal Judge John Blakey is staring at the two faces of convicted felon Michael Madigan, the former and longtime speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Which one will he find ...