Michael Madigan’s defense team has begun closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago ...

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

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

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

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

A federal prosecutor on Friday called former House Speaker Michael Madigan “the man calling the shots,” a supreme politician ...

Reforming Tier 2 pensions could cost the state $30 billion, actuary says “A new Illinois pension reform bill would increase contributions to ...

Prosecutors allege Madigan solicited bribes in the form of jobs and contracts for his political allies – a handful of whom ...

A federal prosecutor on Friday called former House Speaker Michael Madigan “the man calling the shots,” a supreme politician who for years used his roles as an elected ...

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

Madigan trial wraps up with a focus on 'quid pro quo' arrangements and allegations of leveraging power for profit.

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