Good afternoon, Chicago. Attorneys for Michael Madigan opened their final bid to persuade jurors of his innocence by ...

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

To convict Michael Madigan of a racketeering conspiracy, jurors will need to find that Madigan or his close ally agreed that ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team began their final presentation to the jury just after lunch Friday, ...

Closing arguments are set to continue Thursday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

Prosecutors began wrapping up their final summations Friday on Day 3 of closing arguments in the former speaker’s landmark ...

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

Closing arguments continued Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan, 82, and his longtime friend and confidante Michael McClain face a ...

Prosecutors have resumed their closing arguments at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan at ...

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.

Madigan​ faces a 23-count indictment accusing him of running a criminal enterprise​ to enrich himself and benefit his political allies.

Witness after witness has taken the stand. The jury has heard about numerous deals and agreements former house speaker ...