Once lauded as thelongest-serving legislative leader in American history, Michael Madigan will enter a federal courtroom this ...

It was Jan. 12, 1983, and the newly installed Democratic Speaker Michael J. Madigan stood on the Illinois House podium, ...

The 82-year-old is charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) --A federal judge has rejected former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to dismiss most of the criminal charges against him, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling ...

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to toss out key charges against former House Speaker Michael Madigan in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling tightening the federal ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan walks with attorneys Wednesday into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Patricia Nabong/Sun-Times Share Nine months ago ...

(The Center Square) – A judge on Wednesday denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to dismiss some of the charges he faces before trial next week. Judge John Robert ...

Judge Blakey the change in the law minimally affected Madigan’s case. Blakey also denied a motion from Madigan’s co-defendant Michael McClain to have a separate trial.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves court during a break in a pretrial hearing in August at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. Opinions Editor Former Illinois House Speaker ...