Madigan, 82, and McClain, faced a 23-count indictment in federal court in Chicago on charges of racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion. They were ca ...

CHICAGO — Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual state of Illinois pension is being halted following his high-profile corruption conviction. Timothy Blair, executive ...

Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Wednesday. While Madigan’s conviction may represent the peak of the feds’ years-long push into Chicago ...

Standing trial alongside Madigan was longtime confidant Michael McClain, who prosecutors called Madigan’s “mouthpiece.” Jurors deadlocked on all of the counts McClain faced. McClain, a onetime state ...

Madigan was convicted Wednesday of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday​, but acquitted of seven others.

Multiple media outlets are reporting jurors have told the court they are deadlocked on 12 counts. They said they have reached a decision on 17 of the other counts. Judge John Blakey has given the jury ...

Flanked by supporters and holding hands with his daughter Nicole, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after jurors found him guilty of 10 ...

Malik, identified as Juror Number 6 from Chicago, said the jury found Mike Madigan guilty on certain counts but struggled with others.

Michael McClain leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago at the end of the day on Jan. 29, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) During his testimony Jan. 7, Madigan explained to the jury that ...

Both current and former Illinois legislators are applauding last week’s guilty verdict in the corruption case against Michael ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial went home without a verdict for the seventh day Thursday. There was again radio silence ...

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual ... A sentencing date for the 82-year-old Madigan, of Chicago’s Southwest Side, has yet to be set. Madigan lost the ...