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

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 ...

Federal prosecutors are recommending nearly six years in prison for ex-Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, the longtime friend ...

Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...

The feds’ bid to put the former head of the state’s largest utility behind bars comes a week after they asked for a sentence ...

Then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is sworn-in at the start of a September 2018 deposition in a federal lawsuit filed by Jason Gonzales, a Democratic challenger for Madigan’s House seat ...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks after a House Democratic caucus meeting at the Capitol in Springfield on Nov. 12, 2019. Federal authorities have asked questions about Madigan and his ...

The Michael Madigan indictment accuses the former Illinois House Speaker of leading a criminal enterprise for nearly a decade. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs ...

CHICAGO — Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve (his) power and line his pockets” for years, prosecutors ...

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 ...

Michael McClain, 77, a former Illinois representative lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison, was convicted of bribery conspiracy ...

Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...