While Madigan had numerous accomplishments, he will also be remembered for his corruption conviction. He was sentenced June ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s crimes against the people of warranted a sentence of 105 years – just for his role in ...

Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...

If you had any interaction with a state legislator since the shootings, you know this horrific crime has struck many of them ...

Illinois has a well-documented history of corruption, extending beyond elected politicians to include appointed and career ...

A new book details correspondence — letters long assumed to have been lost or destroyed -– that shed light on the nature of her illness as well as the nature of her relationships with the few friends ...

Michael Madigan to be sentenced Friday after six decades on Illinois’ public stage The sentencing hearing is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. Friday and is expected to last two hours or more.

Michael Madigan will follow Ed Burke to federal prison, arguably ending Irish political leadership stretching back 150 years ...

A federal judge in Chicago on Friday sentenced former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael J. Madigan to seven and a half years in federal prison for using his official position to ...