Lawyers for convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan are arguing for a new trial in his corruption case, saying prosecutors failed to prove the then-powerful Democrat knew about a scheme by ...

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. His attorneys claimed ... by a jury in February of 10 counts of corruption, including bribery conspiracy, bribery and ...

The former Illinois House speaker's sentencing is set for almost one year after the sentencing of former Ald. Edward M. Burke for a racketeering conviction that involved the same broader FBI ...

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order former Illinois House Speaker Michael ... days before Madigan is sentenced on June 13. In February, a jury convicted Madigan of 10 corruption ...

Lawyers for convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan are arguing for a new trial in his corruption case, saying prosecutors failed to prove the then-powerful Democrat knew about ...

Accompanied by attorneys, former state House Speaker Michael Madigan walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in January during his federal corruption trial ... that a jury convicted him of ...

A federal jury in May 2023 convicted Madigan ally Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and onetime City Club President Jay Doherty for the nearly ...

Defense attorneys clearly see testifying as the best move for Jones before his case lands in the hands of a jury. However, it ...

CHICAGO — In a stunning and risky move, ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is planning to take the stand in his own public corruption ... Ed Burke at his trial. Burke was convicted of racketeering ...

Despite a jury’s guilty verdicts, lawyers for convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan vigorously maintain their client was done wrong in his high-profile corruption trial.