President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the U.S. Forest Service paid $6 million cash for a penthouse condo at The Wharf ...

A report from an attorney tasked with investigating claims of political fundraising by McLean County officials at the ...

Standing trial alongside Madigan was longtime confidant Michael McClain, who prosecutors called Madigan’s “mouthpiece.” Jurors deadlocked on all of the counts McClain faced. McClain ...

Patrick Cotter of UB Greensfelder and John Mitchell of Willkie Farr & Gallagher represented Mike McClain, who faced criminal ...

Four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists found guilty of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) for help with energy legislation are asking a federal court ...

Shortly after former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on federal corruption charges, the leaders of Chicago’s top federal investigative agencies appeared in the lobby of the Dirksen U.S.

According to media reports and interviews with jurors, the jury panel reached a point where they had an 11-1 vote to acquit ...

The earth didn’t shake this week when former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted on corruption charges. But it could have. Perhaps it should have.

Lawmakers convicted of felonies tied to their government jobs, like ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, are banned from ...

The Velvet Hammer.” “Sphinx.” “King of Illinois.” “The Wizard of Oz.” “The Real Governor of Illinois.” “Himself.” ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a leader in Illinois politics for more than 50 years, walked out of federal ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a fixture in Illinois politics for more than 50 years, left the Everett M.