Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 2, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stands next to his defense attorney as a protester follows outside the federal court ...

Fidel Marquez may not have been the architect of the vast ComEd bribery scheme that brought down former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan.

CHICAGO — A long-running federal probe of corruption in Illinois politics led to the most influential figure in Illinois politics for decades now having to answer a 22 count corruption indictment. For ...

(The Center Square) – While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spends the final days of 2025 behind bars, the next filings in Madigan’s appeal of his corruption convictions are expected in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — A bipartisan panel of state lawmakers took the first step on Wednesday to begin investigative proceedings that could ultimately result in the formal discipline or ...

(The Center Square) – One year after a federal jury convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and use of a facility to promote unlawful activity, a ...