Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, 16 months after former President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of the former Illinois Gov. Nearly five years ...

The leader of one watchdog group called the moves "the equivalent of putting up a neon sign telling foreign actors 'we are ...

The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday, but acquitted of several others, following a four-month ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich ... Apprentice," in 2010 while awaiting trial. The Supreme Court in 2018 rejected a bid by ...

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

The timeline tracking Illinois’ shameful history of political corruption added two notable notches this week. First, on ...

Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery ...

Illinois lawmakers and politicos gave their reaction to the historic conviction of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

A jury is still working toward a decision at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

The ex-governor said he and the president were victims of 'lawfare' and didn't address rumors that he's being considered for ...

The Madigan jury deserves thanks. At a time when the pirates are in charge, virtually running up the skull and crossbones, it ...