Michael Madigan crafted rules that continue to give Illinois House speakers unparalleled power to control which bills become law.

Although former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was expected to pay a $2. 5 million fine quickly, his time in prison ...

Crain’s reporter John Pletz joins host Amy Guth to discuss the former Illinois House speaker's seven and a half-year sentence ...

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

JACKSONVILLE Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison and a $2 ...

Jim Dey is a staff writer for The News-Gazette. His email is jdey@news-gazette.com.

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in US history, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison over ...

Ray Long, the great investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune, and author of the book, ‘The House that Madigan Built,’ joins John Williams to talk about former Illinois Speaker of ...