Jurors have been deliberating for more than a week at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker ...

Yes, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was a kinder, gentler version of himself on the witness stand in federal court than he was on the public stage — or, as he preferred ...

Michael Madigan’s defense team has begun closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago ...

“I want to be careful, as we have to go through the process, but we know the runway is short,” said Northeastern AD Jim Madigan. “There is sadness because of that. We know it’s on its last ...

There's still a long way to go. Defense lawyers for Madigan and his co-defendant Michael McClain immediately began what is expected to be a brief presentation. News reports state they are expected ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop after a day of trial, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Federal prosecutors ...

The Michael Madigan jury has ended its third day of deliberations without a verdict in Illinois’ highest-stakes public corruption trial in years. The jury of eight women and four men began ...

Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision involving an Indiana public corruption case had reverberations felt across the country, particularly in Chicago. The high court overturned the bribery ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his attorneys leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday. Opinions Editor Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his ...