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

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

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

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

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the ...

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

In the four months post-verdict, a period nearly as long as the grueling trial itself, Madigan turned 83 — a mitigating ...

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 ...

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

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

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan arrived Friday at the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago for his historic sentencing in a long-running corruption case that shook the state's ...

The judge who sentenced Michael Madigan to 7 1/2 years in prison said the former Illinois House speaker's testimony was “a nauseating display of perjury and evasion” that was “hard to watch.” “You ...