The trial, which is scheduled to last up to three months, is the culmination of perhaps the biggest political corruption investigation ever to unfold at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, given Madigan ...

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

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

Unless Michael Madigan shocks the Illinois political world and testifies at his own federal corruption trial, the only thing the jury will have heard from him when it soon comes time to decide his ...

The jury has found former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan guilty on 10 counts of bribery conspiracy in the monthslong federal corruption trial. After announcing they were deadlocked on 12 ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies.

After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

CHICAGO — Attorneys in the corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan came to court Thursday expecting a drag-out ...

The federal judge presiding over the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan agreed to toss a small — but potentially key — piece of testimony Wednesday that put ...

The number of years former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spent in Springfield has often been used as shorthand to explain his outsized impact on state government and politics. His political ...

Prosecutors seek over 4 years in prison for ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker for his role in the ComEd bribery scandal.

I am truly sorry for putting the people of the state of Illinois through this. I tried to do my best to serve the people of ...