Speaker Mike Madigan guilty on 10 counts, including of bribery.

In the wake of Michael Madigan's conviction, lawmakers can restore public confidence in government. One idea: Rein in ...

Former Decatur mayor and Illinois AFL-CIO president Michael Carrigan is set for another five-year term on the Illinois ...

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history has been found guilty of some charges at his federal corruption trial in Chicago ...

The real estate attorney who spent 50 years in the Illinois House of Representatives was convicted of corruption charges.

By Julie Bosman Reporting from Chicago Michael J. Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and a fearsome Democratic power broker for decades, was convicted on ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of some charges Wednesday in a mixed ...