Defense attorneys in the Michael Madigan corruption trial began their cross-examination of a key witness Tuesday by trying to ...

(The Center Square) – Defense attorneys have begun cross-examining a convicted former ComEd executive at the bribery 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 ...

One of Michael Madigan’s longtime staffers spent a second day testifying at the former Illinois House Speaker’s bribery and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...