With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

Longtime former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 90 months in prison on Friday for his February ...

Illinois members of congress are reacting after former Illinois speaker of the house, Michael Madigan, was sentenced to 7.5 ...

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

The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, 83, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in federal prison for bribery, conspiracy and racketeeting involving his actions to benefit electric ...

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

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction underscores the systemic problems in ...

A federal judge on Friday concluded that the former Illinois House speaker lied while he testified at trial. The longest ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison and fined $2.5 million for trading ...

A federal judge denied former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s motion for a new trial, clearing the way for a sentencing ...