President Donald Trump has pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption ...

The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan minced no words on the day Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his longtime political ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday, but acquitted of several others, following a four-month ...

The timeline tracking Illinois’ shameful history of political corruption added two notable notches this week. First, on Monday, the only Illinois governor officially booted from office by the ...

Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery ...

Illinois lawmakers and politicos gave their reaction to the historic conviction of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

A jury is still working toward a decision at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

The ex-governor said he and the president were victims of 'lawfare' and didn't address rumors that he's being considered for ...

The Madigan jury deserves thanks. At a time when the pirates are in charge, virtually running up the skull and crossbones, it ...

Jurors have announced they have reached a decision on 17 counts in the Michael Madigan case but are deadlocked on 12 others and don’t believe they can be unanimous. The announcement came Wednesday ...

A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of 10 charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on ...