Madigan sentencing date remains Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's sentencing date remains set for June 13. That ...

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Defense attorneys expect challenges because of Madigan’s name recognition. Another hurdle is the high mistrust of Illinois politicians. “I don’t know if anybody hasn’t heard of Michael ...

telling a judge they no longer plan to seek a $3.1 million forfeiture judgment against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, “as a matter of discretion.” The feds notified U.S ...

This is Illinois, but one can always hope. Jury selection has kicked off for what may be the most consequential trial in Illinois political history. Madigan, the longest-serving, once all ...

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to forfeit $3.1 million, after he was convicted on a sweeping bribery conspiracy last month.

Nearly three months after disgraced Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, federal prosecutors have heaped on new public allegations that he lied repeatedly while on ...

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 ...