That notorious criminal Paul La Schiazza got the sweetheart deal of the century this week in Chicago federal court.

CHICAGO - Bob Fioretti, a civil rights attorney and two-time Chicago alderman, announced his candidacy for Illinois Attorney General, positioning himself ...

The deferred-prosecution deal scuttles a retrial that had been set for January. It also came on Madigan’s first full day in ...

CHICAGO — Former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza, who had been accused of bribing then-Illinois House Speaker ...

In the time since Michael Madigan was indicted, no substantive ethics bills have been debated in either chamber of the state ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan must report to federal prison by 2 p.m., Oct. 13, to begin his 7.5-year ...

Under the terms of a so-called deferred prosecution agreement, prosecutors are expected to eventually seek dismissal of the ...

Michael Madigan — long the most powerful politician in Illinois during his decades as the state’s House speaker — has ...

A former AT&T executive accused of bribing then-House Speaker Michael Madigan entered into a deferred prosecution agreement ...

The former president of AT&T Illinois has agreed to a deferred-prosecution deal, averting a second trial on charges he bribed ...

Mike Madigan is now in federal prison for bribery and wire fraud. He served 50 years in the Illinois Legislature, including 35 years as Speaker of the House. Many have said ...

The man once known as the most powerful politician in Illinois is trading his suit for prison stripes. Former Illinois House ...