Gov. Rod Blagojevich greets House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President Emil Jones on Feb. 16, 2005, before his speech delivering his budget to a joint session in the House chambers.

The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s split verdict in February.

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

House Speaker Michael Madigan talks with Senate President John Cullerton before Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner gave his State of the State speech on Jan. 31, 2018 in Springfield.

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

Good morning, Chicago. The Senate is slogging through a tense overnight session that has dragged into today, with Republican leaders searching for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s ...

A federal jury convicted Michael Madigan on Feb. 12, 2025, of multiple federal charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on other charges in the wide-ranging indictment ...

Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison during a June 13 hearing in Chicago. After the sentencing, state Sen. Erica Harriss and state Rep. Charlie ...

The sentencing hearing for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is underway. CBS News Chicago legal analyst Irv Miller brings us an update from court. Did Senator ID himself when Kristi ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 years in federal prison and a $2.5 million fine.