In his testimony earlier this month, former House Speaker Michael Madigan cast himself as a champion of the working class, a ...

Closing arguments are set to continue Thursday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, political ally and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise ...

Thursday marked the second day of closing arguments in the speaker’s landmark racketeering and bribery trial, as prosecutors ...

Four years after resigning his seat in the legislature amid a burgeoning federal corruption investigation, Madigan is banking ...

The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael ...

Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve ...

Closing arguments continued Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan, 82, and his longtime friend and confidante Michael McClain face a ...

Prosecutors deliver closing arguments in Michael Madigan's corruption trial, accusing him of leading a criminal enterprise.

CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As prosecutors began their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, they accused the longtime Democratic ...

Michael Madigan’s jury is made up of ordinary Illinoisans whose lives have likely been affected by the former speaker, given ...

Madigan​ faces a 23-count indictment accusing him of running a criminal enterprise​ to enrich himself and benefit his political allies.