In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...

Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...

The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...

A federal judge on Friday concluded that the former Illinois House speaker lied while he testified at trial. The longest ...

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

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison and fined $2.5 million for trading ...

A federal judge denied former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s motion for a new trial, clearing the way for a sentencing ...

Madigan was the longest-serving state House leader in U.S. history, spending 36 years as speaker of the Illinois House of ...

As his sentencing on his corruption conviction arrives, Michael Madigan is placing fervent hope on the backing of a wide ...

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