Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Finding a jury to hear the case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan took as long as some trials do from start to finish. After seven days and ...

After a long week of intensive questioning, a panel of 12 people who will decide the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was finalized Thursday, although attorneys for both sides ...

Federal prosecutors in the corruption trial of Michael Madigan are continuing to paint the former Illinois House speaker as a ...

Michael McClain (left), co-defendant of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan (right), leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse following a day of jury selection in their trial. Anthony ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jury selection has continued Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Potential jurors are being interviewed.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thursday began in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial with a motion to exclude some evidence. Defense attorneys filed a motion to exclude any ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues Thursday, with jury selection. Jury selection on the first day of questioning went much slower than expected ...

Still, Hampton’s testimony is expected to lend context to wiretapped recordings the jury will hear later in the trial where Madigan’s longtime confidant and co-defendant, Michael McClain ...

Rod Blagojevich and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan -- usually bitter enemies -- met, met again and then even hugged to tumultuous applause from onlooking Illinois delegates to the ...