The former Illinois House speaker is asking that he be allowed to stay out of prison during his appeal in the federal bribery ...

The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a ...

Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is seeking to stay free during a lengthy appeal process after receiving a ...

Michael Madigan, the former Illinois House Speaker convicted of federal corruption charges, arrives at the federal court ...

Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward) will ask the Ethics Committee on Monday to advance a proposal designed to prevent the city’s top ...

CHICAGO — Michael J. Madigan stepped onto Illinois’ public stage as a young man in the late 1960s, when he was elected as one of 118 delegates to the state constitutional convention in ...

Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 ...

Former lobbyist Michael McClain exits after the jury delivered a partial verdict in his and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Feb ...

In a competing filing, McClain’s attorneys asked for probation for the ex-lobbyist, citing his health and warning that a long ...

Madigan’s attorneys say the 83-year-old politician isn’t a flight risk and that there are complex legal issues which, if resolved in his favor, will require a new trial.