Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual state of Illinois pension is being halted following his ...

Madigan, 82, and McClain, faced a 23-count indictment in federal court in Chicago on charges of racketeering conspiracy, ...

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some ...

In a statement, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the verdict an “important message to anyone in government” that “if you choose ...

Then-House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks to members of the media in 2019 at the Capitol after a House Democrats caucus.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the state’s most powerful politician during his nearly four-decade reign, was ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of using his office to run an illegal enterprise. Madigan was the ...

Mike Madigan, a former state Democratic Party chair, had been the longest-serving chamber leader in U.S. history. A jury has ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted Wednesday of 10 counts of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud.

By Julie Bosman Reporting from Chicago Michael J. Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and a fearsome Democratic power broker for decades, was convicted on ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud ...