Former Commonwealth Edison insiders accused of bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) are asking a Chicago ...

“Michael Madigan is not corrupt ... capped one of the most significant political corruption investigations in Chicago’s checkered history. It also cemented an extraordinary personal fall ...

CHICAGO - Federal prosecutors asked for a criminal case against former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis to be dismissed after his ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal ... He built a political empire over decades in Chicago. And he, like Burke, was secretly recorded by Solis.

Defense attorneys clearly see testifying as the best move for Jones before his case lands in the hands of a jury. However, it ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan of 10 corruption counts ... The $1.3 million in payments went to former Chicago aldermen Frank Olivo and Michael Zalewski, former Cook County Recorder ...

Accompanied by attorneys, former state House Speaker Michael Madigan walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in January during his federal corruption trial. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share ...

Chicago Democrat Emil Jones III, a sitting state senator, will face a federal jury that could end his political career and ...

After nearly a decade, former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis may have his bribery charges thrown out after federal prosecutors ...

just as a concurrent investigation into then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's inner circle began heating up. The ...

The next time Illinois state lawmakers want to restrict corrupting influences, they should look at public sector unions.