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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 ...
Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of 10 counts and acquitted him of seven. The jury could not reach a decision on six, according to the Associated Press.
Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...
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 McClain, 77, a former Illinois representative lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison, was convicted of bribery conspiracy ...
John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...
Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13NEED TO KNOWMichael Madigan was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and fined $2.5 ...
Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...
Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked for nearly six years in prison for former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain.
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 ...