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

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

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Associate Editor Greg Bishop talks with The Center Square reporter Jim Talamonti about the sentencing of Michael Madigan, the former ...

(The Center Square) – A federal judge sentenced Michael Madigan Friday to seven-and-a-half years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $2.5 million for crimes committed during his tenure as the ...

Former Speaker Michael Madigan, left, arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse with attorneys Thomas Breen, center, and Robert Stanley for a hearing on sentencing guidelines on June 10, 2025 ...

Chicago-based federal Judge John Blakey is staring at the two faces of convicted felon Michael Madigan, the former and longtime speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Opinion Jim Dey: Madigan: The political giant who crashed and burned Jim Dey, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Sat, February 15, 2025, 7:51 AM PST 3 min read ...

Jim Dey, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. November 26, 2024 at 10:53 AM Nov. 26—The best show in Chicago — the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan — has ...

Nov. 19—Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan for years reveled in his reputation as the all-powerful man behind the throne. He, according to legend, played chess while others played ...

There is the drama of June 30, 1988, as Republican Governor Jim Thompson joins Madigan to try to fund a new ballpark for the White Sox when the team is all but on a plane to Florida.

Illinois Illinois Democrat Michael Madigan indicted on federal racketeering, bribery charges House Republican Leader Jim Durkin called Michael Madigan's indictment possibly the 'darkest day in ...

Prosecutors write that Madigan and McClain worked to facilitate the land transfer by seeking a legislator who would sponsor the bill and introduce the transfer amendment in the fall 2018 veto session.