CHICAGO — A ComEd vice president testified Wednesday in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan that the utility giant was in severe financial straits leading up to its all ...

A former ComEd executive has detailed how he and others at the utility company dropped what they were doing to please former ...

CHICAGO — A day and a half of intensive questioning yielded no new jurors by midday Wednesday in the corruption trial of Michael Madigan, as the already sluggish pace of jury selection slowed to ...

Prosecutors have begun to firm up one of the key pillars of their case, alleging Michael Madigan accepted bribes from ComEd in exchange for favorable treatment of the utility’s bills in Springfield.

CHICAGO — Jurors on Thursday heard the first of some 200 recordings in the trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a blockbuster corruption case that hinges in large part on ...

CHICAGO (AP) — As the longest-serving legislative leader in American history, Michael Madigan repeatedly exploited his public role for private benefit, federal prosecutors alleged Monday during ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — A lawyer for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime confidant told a federal jury Tuesday that the allegations of bribery and corruption against the pair attempt to criminalize ...

Government witness Will Cousineau is not done testifying after spending parts of three days on the witness stand at the ...

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

Wednesday, Oct. 30, was Day 2 of testimony from lobbyist Will Cousineau, who worked for the now-former Illinois Speaker of the House Madigan. Cousineau testified how the 82-year-old would secretly ...