Defense attorneys have taken exception to an added instruction from the court at the corruption trial of former Illinois ...

Jurors have been deliberating for more than a week at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker ...

Yes, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was a kinder, gentler version of himself on the witness stand in federal court than he was on the public stage — or, as he preferred ...

The jury now has the case in the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge ...

Madigan left Chicago’s federal courthouse Friday without reaching a verdict, wrapping up a full week of deliberations. They are expected to resume their work Monday at 9 a.m. In all, jurors have ...

Madigan served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021 and was speaker for all but two years between 1983 and 2021. He chaired the Democratic Party of Illinois for 23 years.

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 ...

While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan waits to hear from jurors about whether he'll go to prison, his one time right-hand man Timothy Mapes is already there. The 70-year-old is doing ...

The functions of federal law have been on clear display in the Chicago courtroom where former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan faces a slew of corruption charges. But that’s not the law ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his attorneys leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday. Opinions Editor Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his ...