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 ...

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.

The feds asked a judge to give John Hooker, a former ComEd exec, a prison sentence of 56 months following his conviction on ...

is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13 Michael Madigan was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and fined $2.5 million on June 13 in a corruption case The former Illinois House speaker was ...

The Illinois Gaming Board is mum on whether Bally's Casino Chicago will be fined. Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin paid a $3.2 ...

Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...

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.

A former lawmaker and deputy governor, Christian Mitchell now oversees civic engagement at the University of Chicago. Current ...

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