The Michael Madigan jury has ended its third day of deliberations without a verdict in Illinois’ highest-stakes public ...

The jury began their first full day of deliberations on Thursday - 14-and-a-half weeks after being seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial.

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Madigan served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021 and was speaker for all but two years between 1983 and 2021. He chaired the Democratic Party of Illinois for 23 years.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan will soon learn whether a jury believes he’s guilty of a sweeping racketeering conspiracy, but for a moment ...

Madigan heard about his power, his reclusive nature, and how people in Springfield would turn to a close ally of his to gain whatever insight they could into how he thought. That’s why Madigan ...

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits. Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane MacArthur coined ...

Of the indictment’s 23 corruption-related charges against Madigan, Collins said 16 of them were based on the work of former Chicago Alderman and cooperating witness Daniel Solis. Calling Solis a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Closing arguments began Wednesday afternoon in the landmark racketeering conspiracy case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. After more than three months of ...