With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years. Along the way, he developed a ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies.

After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan may be heading for a 7.5-year stint in the federal pen, but his corrupt legend lives on thanks to a folk song by a former staffer.

The feds asked a judge to give John Hooker, a former ComEd exec, a prison sentence of 56 months following his conviction on ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was sentenced Friday to seven and a half years in federal prison and a $2.5 million fine in his corruption case.

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...

Michael J. Madigan, once among the most powerful figures in Illinois politics, was sentenced on Friday to 7.5 years in prison and a $2.5 million fine for his role in a bribery scheme born of the ...