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Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark case against the longest-serving U.S. legislative leader.  Read More ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday was sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison, following his conviction earlier this year on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges. Madigan, 83 ...

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years. Along the way, he developed a ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, has officially been sentenced to prison after a tense hearing that saw him scolded by a judge.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison and a $2.5 million fine on corruption convictions.

Michael Madigan, a former powerful figure in Illinois politics, was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison. Madigan was convicted on 10 counts related to a bribery conspiracy.

Former Speaker Michael Madigan, left, arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse with attorneys Thomas Breen, center, and Robert Stanley for a hearing on sentencing guidelines on June 10, 2025.

White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Father Michael Pfleger, and the late former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson all had letters submitted to the court on Madigan’s behalf.