Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday, but acquitted of several others, following a four-month trial accusing him of running a yearslong criminal enterprise to enrich himself and his political allies.

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history has been found guilty of some charges at his federal corruption trial in Chicago.

The jury in the Michael Madigan corruption trial has reached unanimous verdicts on 17 counts against the powerful former Illinois House Speaker and his longtime confidant Michael McClain, but say they’re deadlocked on the remaining charges after some 64 hours of deliberations.

Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery and conspiracy.

Jurors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial told the judge Wednesday that they were deadlocked on 12 counts filed by federal prosecutors. Jurors said they had reached a unanimous decision on 17 of the 29 counts,

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A jury has reached a partial decision in the federal corruption trial of former Ill. House Speaker Michael Madigan. Fox 32's Dane Placko has more.