Michael Madigan, former Illinois House Speaker, convicted on 10 corruption counts, acquitted on 7 others
Madigan, 82, and McClain, faced a 23-count indictment in federal court in Chicago on charges of racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion. They were ca ...
After taking down Mike Madigan, top Chicago prosecutor is taking Trump buyout
A corruption-busting prosecutor with a 20-year track record of winning major cases will step down from his job with the ...
Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s state pension suspended following conviction
CHICAGO — Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual state of Illinois pension is being halted following his high-profile corruption conviction. Timothy Blair, executive ...
Lead Madigan prosecutor leaving U.S. attorney's office after more than two decades
It’s unclear what prompted the departure of Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu. The news comes in the early days of ...
Jurors relieved after 11 days of deliberation in trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan
Madigan was convicted Wednesday of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday​, but acquitted of seven others.
Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial
Standing trial alongside Madigan was longtime confidant Michael McClain, who prosecutors called Madigan’s “mouthpiece.” Jurors deadlocked on all of the counts McClain faced. McClain, a onetime state ...
‘People really stood their ground,’ juror says of split ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan verdict
A federal jury Wednesday rendered a split decision in the wide-ranging indictment against former House Speaker Michael Madigan: deadlocking on six counts, including the marquee racketeering charge; ...