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

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

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

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

The prosecutor made her comment as she continued her closing argument and began to wade into allegations involving AT&T and former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo.

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

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

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.

As prosecutors began their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, they accused the longtime Democratic powerbroker of lying to the jury when he ...

Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in ...