Illinois members of congress are reacting after former Illinois speaker of the house, Michael Madigan, was sentenced to 7.5 ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in US history, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison over ...

Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery ...

The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s ...

The state needs to think big and pursue a path other than taxing its way out of this ever-more-threatening disaster. Governor ...