The conviction and sentencing of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should give pause to those in positions of ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction underscores the systemic problems in ...

Michael Madigan, a former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was sentenced to ...

Jim Dey is a staff writer for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected].