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

Some Illinois lawmakers are expressing hope that the General Assembly will get serious about ethics reform in 2025. Former ...

Michael Madigan’s defense team officially rested Thursday morning, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony ...

Four years after resigning his seat in the legislature amid a burgeoning federal corruption investigation, Madigan is banking ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to face a tough cross-examination by prosecutors in his federal corruption ...

Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to return to the stand Wednesday morning, continuing testimony that will surely be ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop after a day of trial, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Former Illinois ...

The defense rested its case in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's bribery and corruption trial on Thursday.

When Michael Madigan chose to take the stand in his own defense last week, his decision stunned most legal and political ...

The former speaker is arguably one of the most notable former politicians to testify in their own defense since former ...

The defense team for Michael Madigan rested its case Thursday as the months-long federal corruption trial enters one of its ...

Former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan faced his toughest test since deciding to take the stand in his public ...