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With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.
Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...
Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...
John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...
Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies.
After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...
The feds asked a judge to give John Hooker, a former ComEd exec, a prison sentence of 56 months following his conviction on ...
Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s crimes against the people of warranted a sentence of 105 years – just for his role in ...
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 ...