Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. His attorneys claimed in a motion that the trial ...

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

Democratic justices on the Illinois Supreme Court are mired in conflicts of interest; they must recuse themselves from the ...

Lawyers for former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan claim prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to earn the convictions ...

According to a professor who has studied public corruption, it might be a good thing that prosecutors are seeking $3.14 million in forfeiture proceeds from convicted ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will be sentenced June 13 after being convicted on 10 corruption counts last month. Jurors were deadlocked on six other counts against Madigan.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. government is seeking more than $3.1 million from former Illinois house speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan was convicted by a jury last month on 10 counts of bribery ...

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

Attorney Michael Del Galdo, whose law firm represents Cicero and Melrose Park, recently held political fundraisers for the ...

Feds are coming for Michael Madigan’s money. Prosecutors say the convicted former speaker should forfeit over $3.1 million.

Since then, it has received bipartisan support, including from Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside. It passed through the Insurance Committee earlier this week and is on the ...