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

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 ...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan minced no words on the day Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his longtime political nemesis, was arrested on federal corruption charges in December 2008. “Today’s ...

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 ...

Jurors have announced they have reached a decision on 17 counts in the Michael Madigan case but are deadlocked on 12 others and don’t believe they can be unanimous. The announcement came Wednesday ...

A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of 10 charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on ...