Back in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took the unusual step of publicly urging Michigan's delegation to vote no, saying the ...

Pritzker's pick for lt. gov., Christian Mitchell, oversaw clean energy and infrastructure projects for 4 years under Pritzker ...

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

Michael Madigan, 83, the former Speaker of the Illinois House, was sentenced June 13 to seven-and-half years in federal prison after his conviction on racketeering, bribery and conspiracy charges ...

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the sentencing of former Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan, his thoughts on Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protests ...

That story came to mind last week when U.S. Judge John Blakey ordered Michael Madigan, the 83-year-old former longtime speaker of the Illinois House, to serve 7.5 years in prison and pay a $2.5 ...

The conviction and sentencing of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should give pause to those in positions of trust.

Although former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was expected to pay a $2.5 million fine quickly, his time in prison won’t begin until at least October. Judge John Robert Blakey ordered Madigan ...

Ray Long, the great investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune, and author of the book, ‘The House that Madigan Built,’ joins John Williams to talk about former Illinois Speaker of the House Mike ...

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.