U.S. District Judge John Blakey declared ... Before the trial, Madigan spent a record 36 years as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, where he wielded control over whether ...

Madigan spent a record 36 years as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives ... likely will begin deliberations on Monday. U.S. District Judge John Blakey spent the first half of the ...

Madigan spent decades building a political empire rivaled in Illinois history only by his most storied peers, rising to become the longtime speaker of the state’s House of Representatives ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois who served eight years in federal prison. Birth name: Rod Blagojevich (has no middle name, uses the initial R to ...

given his record-breaking 36-year tenure as the leader of the Illinois House of Representatives. They’ll soon hold his fate in their hands. The jurors have appeared engaged and attentive ...

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five voters on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district ... of the state representatives will ...

Former state Rep. Rod Bockenfeld, a dedicated public servant, has passed away at 69 after a long battle with cancer. A ...

serving Illinois veterans and veterans throughout the district,’” he said. Democrats have held a majority in the Illinois House since the mid-1990s, making it rare for a member of the minority ...

told jurors that while people had often come to him for help during his nearly four decades as the powerful Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives he never traded his public office for ...

According to the initial criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the ... at 2:21 p.m. that afternoon as both the House of Representatives and the Senate were deliberating an ...