The feds’ bid to put the former head of the state’s largest utility behind bars comes a week after they asked for a sentence ...

Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for everyone. Donation Options Search Search Search Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan enters the Dirksen Federal ...

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

Prosecutors this week asked a federal judge to hand Anne Pramaggiore a 70-month prison sentence along with a fine of $1.75 ...

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...

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

Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...

Pritzker told reporters in the days after he launched his campaign he was looking for a running mate who shared the same ...

A federal jury convicted Michael Madigan on Feb. 12, 2025, of multiple federal charges including bribery conspiracy. Here’s how the investigation unfolded.

Mike Madigan, once Illinois' most influential powerbroker, now faces federal corruption trial The former Illinois house speaker quietly wielded power in Springfield for decades while developing a ...

Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan convicted on 10 counts, acquitted on 7 03:02 Federal prosecutors won't say yet if they'll retry Madigan and McClain on remaining counts.

The “Mike” was Michael J. Madigan, Illinois’ famously cautious, reclusive and powerful House speaker now facing trial partly because of his ties to McClain, an ex-lawmaker who turned to ...