As sentencing proceeds for four people convicted in the ComEd Four trial, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan plans ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is seeking to stay free during a lengthy appeal process after receiving a 7.5-year sentence for bribery and racketeering.

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.

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

CHICAGO — Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his conviction on sweeping corruption charges, arguing in a filing Monday ...

Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his ...

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

On Monday, he filed a motion for release, pending appeal of his conviction. Madigan was ordered to report to prison this ...

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

A former executive for electric utility ComEd has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in bribing ex-Illinois ...

Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 ...