While holding hands with his daughters Nicole (left) and Tiffany, Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after jurors found Madigan guilty of ...

Madigan and ex-Chicago Ald. Edward M. Burke is leaving the U.S. Attorney’s office after a career spanning more than two decades. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu is expected to leave the ...

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. This was Illinois political ...

CHICAGO - An assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Illinois and the lead prosecutor in the federal corruption case of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is stepping down this ...

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption conviction drew plaudits from suburban lawmakers and prompted calls to strengthen weak state ethics laws that have ...

A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case alleging a wide-ranging plot to illegally influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Supreme ...

A documentary exploring the day-to-day and behind-the-scenes details of Neil Young’s 2023 “Coastal” tour has a new trailer. The film, set to debut on April 17 in select theaters, is composed ...

“The Sandman” author Neil Gaiman fired back at his former babysitter on Tuesday, calling her a “fantasist” and producing WhatsApp messages that he says refute her sexual abuse claim ...

Federal investigators, sniffing around the target-rich environment for corruption that is Illinois, were keen to bag the biggest game of all: Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Well ...

Prosecutors had argued Madigan ran his political operation like a criminal enterprise. Jurors were unable to come to an agreement on that count, with 11 voting in favor of acquittal.

CHICAGO — Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual state of Illinois pension is being halted following his high-profile corruption conviction. Timothy Blair ...

Mike Madigan knew for a very long time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI badly wanted to put his head on a spike. It was no secret. Everybody knew it. Madigan was investigated over and ...