Senate President Don Harmon disagrees with Illinois election officials who said he collected millions of dollars more in ...

The former Illinois House speaker's sentencing is set for almost one year after the sentencing of former Ald. Edward M. Burke ...

Lawyers for convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan are arguing for a new trial in his corruption case, saying prosecutors failed to prove the then-powerful Democrat knew about a scheme by ...

The latest Rich States, Poor States report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) places Illinois among the very poorest in the U.S. The ALEC-Laffer competitiveness index released ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan of 10 corruption counts, but acquitted him on seven other charges, while jurors were ...

From left, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his lawyers Robert Stanley, Lari Dierks and Thomas Breen are shown at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in July in Chicago. Opinions Editor ...

The acting U.S. attorney for the northern district of Illinois is seeking over $3.1 million from Madigan, the amount of money ...

The former 25th Ward alderperson provided key evidence that helped secure the convictions of longtime 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke and powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. His attorneys claimed in a motion that the trial judge made a series of errors, including allowing prosecutors to present as ...

ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan and ex-Ald. Edward Burke. In a long-anticipated move, federal prosecutors on Friday filed a ...