The former Illinois House speaker is asking that he be allowed to stay out of prison during his appeal in the federal bribery ...

Sentencing is scheduled Monday for former ComEd Chief Executive Officer Anne Pramaggiore, who was convicted of corruption in ...

Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his ...

The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a harsh sentence June 13.

Federal judge tells longtime insider it was “imperative to wipe away the notion” that his actions were merely lobbying a ...

John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

On the same day one of his co-defendants was sentenced to prison, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge to permit him to remain free until his case has been reviewed by a ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is seeking to stay free during a lengthy appeal process after receiving a ...

Once the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Michael Madigan took the stand Tuesday at his own corruption trial, a shocking move for a man once considered the most powerful ...

House Speaker Michael Madigan appears on the floor as the Illinois House convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center on Jan. 8, 2021.

When Michael McClain retired from lobbying in 2015, he told then-House Speaker Madigan he was "at the bridge with my musket standing with and for the Madigan family." McClain's fealty to Madigan ...

Madigan’s attorneys say the 83-year-old politician isn’t a flight risk and that there are complex legal issues which, if resolved in his favor, will require a new trial.