The foreman of the jury that rendered a split decision in the landmark trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan said ...

I went to the same high school as he did and I’ve always heard of him to be a good person,” jury foreman Timothy Nessner told the Sun-Times. “But I also know that good people sometimes break the law.

Illinois politician Mike Madigan made history as the longest serving state House leader in the country. Now, his legacy may also includes corruption.

As the courtroom deputy read the jury’s verdict Wednesday morning, the 82-year-old Madigan sat stone-faced at the head of his ...

In a statement, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the verdict an “important message to anyone in government” that “if you choose ...