Madigan found guilty of bribery conspiracy in corruption case; jury deadlocks on charges involving co-defendant McClain.

CHICAGO — The jurors in the landmark racketeering trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant deliberated for their first full day Thursday without reaching a ...

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The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of ...

After a four-month trial featuring more than 60 witnesses, followed by nearly 65 hours of deliberations, a federal jury this morning found former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan guilty of ...

Gov. JB Pritzker would do well to follow up his call for ethics reform after the conviction with some concerted action, ...

Illinois politician Mike Madigan made history as the longest serving state House leader in the country. Now, his legacy may also includes corruption.

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

The timeline tracking Illinois’ shameful history of political corruption added two notable notches this week. First, on Monday, the only Illinois governor officially booted from office by the ...

Malik, identified as Juror Number 6 from Chicago, said the jury found Mike Madigan guilty on certain counts but struggled with others.

The jury in trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and longtime political confidant Michael McClain sent a ...