The man who dominated Illinois politics for decades is accused of running a "criminal enterprise" to amass wealth and power.

Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain are facing 23 counts of racketeering, bribery and official misconduct charges as ...

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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan will face a federal racketeering conspiracy beginning this week.

A half-century career and status as Illinois’ most powerful politician ended nearly four years ago with a 24-count charge of ...

CHICAGO — Jury selection begins this week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose ...

The 82-year-old is charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility ...

It was Jan. 12, 1983, and the newly installed Democratic Speaker Michael J. Madigan stood on the Illinois House podium, ...

As a junior at George Washington University, Ty Lindia meets new students every day. But with the shadow of the Israel-Hamas ...

As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his ...

The former Illinois House Speaker once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history will enter a ...

The judge overseeing the bribery trial of former AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza, accused of funneling payments to an ally of Michael Madigan to win the speaker’s support, has declared a ...