Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery ...

The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on federal corruption ...

He knew better.” Prosecutors argued for a longer sentence because Madigan lied on the stand and because he’s a public ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...

The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given ...

A stunning fall from grace for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. The man once nicknamed The Velvet Hammer for ...

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7½-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving ...

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended ... 10 of 23 counts in a remarkable corruption trial that lasted four months. The case churned through 60 witnesses ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday was sentenced to 90 months in prison and a $2.5 million fine on ...

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday ... make Mike responsible for the long history of corruption in Illinois. He is not, Judge. He is one man.” ...

Madigan’s sentencing on 10 counts of corruption is scheduled Friday afternoon, June 13, at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S.

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...