Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testified in his corruption trial Wednesday that he was taken aback when ...

Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was charged with bribery, racketeering, wire fraud, and ...

Madigan is accused of using his power and influence to arrange for no-show jobs for his allies, and business for his own law ...

Tuesday, jurors in the former Illinois House speaker’s federal bribery trial heard intensely personal revelations from a ...

The rules for the 104th Illinois General Assembly are now in place despite House Republicans urging for changes to make ...

The brief remark offered the greatest public glimpse into the relationship between the two men, aside from their body ...

The former speaker’s decision to testify will lengthen the already long trial, which was originally predicted to wrap before ...

Over the past 2½ months, the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial has heard the longtime ...

Madigan's surprise decision to testify could push back the start of jury deliberations until the last week of January.

In a stunning and risky move, ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand in his own public corruption trial Tuesday ...