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

Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve ...

Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve ...

Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, political ally and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise ...

The former Illinois House speaker's legal team will get one more chance to make its pitch when closing arguments get underway ...

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 ...

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

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

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