Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years. Along the way, he developed a ...

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...

John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...

It’s past time lawmakers cleared this unnecessary barrier toward expanding clean and independent energy in Illinois.

The feds asked a judge to give John Hooker, a former ComEd exec, a prison sentence of 56 months following his conviction on ...

Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13 Michael Madigan was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and fined $2.5 million on June ...

A federal judge denied former House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion for a new trial, clearing the way for a sentencing hearing Friday. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 82°F.

If he wins a third term, Gov. JB Pritzker will become only the second Illinois governor to serve more than two terms.

On cross-examination, Marquez, who pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and is awaiting sentencing, acknowledged that there ...