On cross-examination, Marquez, who pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and is awaiting sentencing, acknowledged that there ...

Pritzker’s selection, made just days after announcing a third campaign for governor, comes from a close circle of trust in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that former Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell will be his running mate ...

Federal prosecutors are seeking nearly five years in prison for John Hooker, a ComEd lobbyist convicted in the Madigan-linked bribery case.

John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House ...

For a half-century former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was the godfather of Illinois state “poli-tricks”, holding ...

Illinois has a well-documented history of corruption, extending beyond elected politicians to include appointed and career ...

I’ve found myself thinking less about Michael Madigan and more about another former speaker, Melissa Hortman, who I had the ...

Michael Madigan will follow Ed Burke to federal prison, arguably ending Irish political leadership stretching back 150 years ...

Michael Madigan, 83, the former Speaker of the Illinois House, was sentenced June 13 to seven-and-half years in federal prison after his conviction on racketeering, bribery and conspiracy charges ...