The jury in the landmark racketeering trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant deliberated ...

Madigan faces a 23-count indictment in federal court, charging him with racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and ...

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.

Michael Madigan’s defense team has begun closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago ...

It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while ...

Attorneys for Michael Madigan opened their final bid to persuade jurors of his innocence by hearkening back to a memorable ...

The jury began their first full day of deliberations on Thursday - 14-and-a-half weeks after being seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial.

Co-defendant Mike McClain's defense attorney said this trial is about lobbying and politics during closing arguments Tuesday.

As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the ...

The corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is nearing the end. Here's what we know.

The defense maintained that while lobbying and politics might seem unappealing, they are not inherently illegal.

A federal jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon in the trial of Michael Madigan, the former Illinois House speaker ...