Former House Speaker Michael Madigan turned 83 earlier this month, and it turns out he got a gift from the feds. On Friday, ...

Prosecutors drop their request to have ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan forfeit $3.1 million after his bribery conviction.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois late last week filed a motion informing U.S. District Judge ...

This decision is independent from any other issue or briefing in this matter,’ a prosecutor told the judge. Madigan’s ...

Feds drop Madigan forfeiture proceedings U.S. government attorneys are no longer seeking $3.14 million dollars in forfeiture ...

Jurors deadlocked in a bribery case involving Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III, the third high-profile Illinois public ...

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. His attorneys claimed in a motion that the trial judge made a series of errors, including allowing prosecutors to present ...

C HICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testified in his corruption trial Wednesday that he was taken aback when then-Ald. Daniel Solis told him over the phone that the ...

Since 2019, 11 now-former lawmakers have been convicted of crimes, but strengthening Illinois’ ethical safeguards is not at ...

Although a mistrial was declared in the bribery case against state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, another Illinois ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to be sentenced June 13 for his conviction on public corruption charges. The bribery trial of current Chicago state Sen. Emil Jones III ...

Good morning, Chicago. In the six years since Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker took office, members of the Illinois General Assembly have run afoul of the law at a staggering pace, even for a body with a ...