Former Commonwealth Edison insiders accused of bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) are asking a Chicago ...

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

ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan and ex-Ald. Edward Burke. In a long-anticipated move, federal prosecutors on Friday filed a ...

The trial, which is expected to be short, will finally shed more light on a federal corruption probe that went public in the ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Feb. 12 after jurors found him guilty of 10 counts against him and not guilty of seven others, including a ...

The former 25th Ward alderperson provided key evidence that helped secure the convictions of longtime 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke and powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Madigan and his “right-hand man,” co-defendant Michael McClain, pressured ComEd and AT&T to give cushy jobs to Madigan allies while they had legislation pending in Springfield, Schwartz said.

CHICAGO - Federal prosecutors asked for a criminal case against former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis to be dismissed after his ...

This being Illinois, the more things change, the more they stay the same. So it was on Monday, when another of our state's selfless public servants showed up in Chicago federal court for the start of ...