Illinois' former House speaker is due in prison in about two months. He asked a judge to let him remain free while he ...

A request for former Illinois speaker Michael Madigan to remain out of prison while his appeal of his 7 1/2-year sentence is ...

A federal judge on Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a ...

Michael Madigan (D), whose formidable tenure as Speaker of the Illinois House ended amid a federal corruption investigation, ...

A federal judge on Friday denied former Speaker Michael Madigan's legal arguments that he should remain out of prison while ...

Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan must report to prison by Oct. 13 for his bribery conviction, a federal judge ruled.

Legal experts had predicted the judge would deny Madigan's request. However, the former Illinois House Speaker can make the ...

The “Velvet Hammer” stood before his sentencing judge in June and gave a statement worthy of his reputation: Deliberate, calm ...

A Chicago federal judge on Monday granted a request to throw out the remaining charges against Michael McClain, a former ...

McClain was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme to gain the favor of the most powerful politician in Illinois.

Michael Madigan, a former powerful figure in Illinois politics, was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison. Madigan was convicted on 10 counts related to a bribery conspiracy.

CHICAGO — Michael J. Madigan stepped onto Illinois’ public stage as a young man in the late 1960s, when he was elected as one of 118 delegates to the state constitutional convention in ...