Tim Mapes, a key member of former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s inner circle for years, was found guilty on perjury charges stemming from his grand jury appearance. Mapes was assured he would not be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan began serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence Monday ...

A year after a jury deadlocked on all charges, a former AT&T executive accused of bribing then-House Speaker Michael Madigan entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with prosecutors Tuesday that ...

CHICAGO – Former House Speaker Michael Madigan must report to federal prison Monday to begin serving his 7 1/2-year sentence on corruption charges, an ignominious end for a man who for decades was ...

CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a low-security federal prison camp in West Virginia on Monday to begin serving his 7 1/2-year sentence on corruption charges, an ...

CHICAGO — Attorneys in the sweeping corruption case against ex-House speaker Michael Madigan resumed questioning potential jurors Friday morning, a process that has proceeded slower than expected and ...

CHICAGO — Jurors in the trial of Michael Madigan left the courthouse Wednesday, their sixth day of deliberations, without having reached a verdict — and without having sent any notes or asked any ...

A jury has been selected for former House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial. On Monday morning, the jury was made up of eight women and four men, but two more alternates were picked ...

After three weeks of trial full of intrigue and Springfield political scandal, a jury is now deliberating the fate of Tim Mapes, the longtime aide to former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan ...