The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a ...

John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

The former Illinois House speaker is asking that he be allowed to stay out of prison during his appeal in the federal bribery ...

Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison​, following his conviction on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.

Madigan asks to remain free pending conviction appeal Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking Judge John ...

Then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is sworn-in at the start of a September 2018 deposition in a federal lawsuit filed by Jason Gonzales, a Democratic challenger for Madigan’s House seat ...

On the same day one of his co-defendants was sentenced to prison, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge to permit him to remain free until his case has been reviewed by a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering charges on Wednesday, one week after his indictment rocked the halls of Illinois politics.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan talks during a meeting where his replacement, Angie Guerrero-Cuellar, was chosen Feb. 25, 2021, at the Balzekas Museum in West Lawn.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits after the jury delivered a partial verdict in his and former lobbyist Michael McClain’s corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Feb ...

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years.

Michael Madigan’s office is seen from the rotunda at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, March 19, 2013, in Springfield. Seth Perlman Dave McKinney covers Illinois politics and government for WBEZ.