Michael J. Madigan was the longest-serving state House speaker in the nation. He was convicted of bribery, bribery conspiracy and wire fraud in 2025.

Donation Options Search Search Search A series of high-profile federal trials are challenging Chicago-style politics. Michael ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives at the federal court building in Chicago, Oct. 9, 2024. Photo: Jim Talamonti ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is appealing his corruption conviction to the Supreme Court. The request comes three months after a federal appeals court upheld Madigan’s corruption ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 24—Easy come, easy go There's good news and bad news for Tim Mapes, the onetime right-hand man of former Illinois House ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain arrive at federal court in Chicago for their corruption trial. Iran’s new plan to take on the US Three more people charged ...

The case dates back to 2020 and ended the record-breaking tenure of Michael Madigan, the nation’s longest-serving state House leader. Prosecutors say Anne Pramaggiore, Michael McClain and others ...