Kathleen Madigan has received every accolade the comedy industry can bestow, but more impressive than any Just for Laughs gala or Late Show booking is that she fills theaters nightly without ever ...

Madigan, the longest-serving state House Speaker in US history, is accused of using his influence to gain more power and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Months after the jury was first seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial, his fate, and that of his co-defendant Mike ...

In the world of Springfield politics, longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan developed a reputation that people at the statehouse could count on his word. The secretive Southwest Side Democrat ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stepped down from the witness stand Tuesday after days of testifying in his own defense in his corruption trial. It remained unclear ...

The first full day of jury deliberations is taking place Thursday downtown for Michael Madigan's federal racketeering trial.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is facing cross-examination Monday in his own political corruption trial. He decided to take the stand last week to testify in his own ...

Another grueling day on the stand for Michael Madigan, as the former Speaker of ... WGN's Julian Crews reports. The richest comedian in the world isn't Letterman or Leno, according to data.

It won’t be long before jurors meet behind closed doors to determine the fate of Michael Madigan, the longest-serving statehouse speaker in U.S. history. We don’t envy those 12 their task.

Michael McClain (left) and former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Former Illinois House ...