Nearly 60 years after earning his law degree, imprisoned former House Speaker Michael Madigan was formally disbarred this week in a one-paragraph notice buried in a monthly list of attorney discipline ...

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 ...

Nearly dix decades after becoming a lawyer, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been disbarred following his federal corruption conviction.

Michael Joseph Madigan, the long-serving Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, was disbarred in November following his conviction on federal criminal offences of bribery and conspiracy ...

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Many words have been thrown around to describe Michael McClain, the longtime lobbyist from downstate Quincy. He’s been called a “henchman,” “bag man,” and “fixer” for convicted former Illinois House ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives at Dirksen U.S. Courthouse for a post-trial sentencing hearing on Friday, June 13, 2025, in downtown Chicago. Attorneys for former House Speaker ...

A federal judge on Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a decision that was widely expected and means Madigan will have to report to prison ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The longest-serving statehouse speaker in U.S. history reported to a West Virginia prison Monday. Michael Madigan is set to serve seven and a half years behind bars for ...