CHICAGO (WLS) -- Months after the jury was first seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial, his fate, and that of his co-defendant Mike ...

The documents behind the case Read all our coverage of the historic trial here. Madigan and his longtime ally, Michael McClain, are on trial for a racketeering conspiracy. Madigan is accused of ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop after a day of trial, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Federal prosecutors ...

The high-profile racketeering bribery trial of former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his co-defendant, Michael McClain, has been the most highly-anticipated trial in years.

the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will soon be in the hands of a jury. Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Madigan and his former long-time confidant Mike ...