1 day ago · 14-and-a-half weeks 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 McClain ...

Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. [1] He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. [ 2 ]

4 days ago · Michael J. Madigan was the longest-serving state House speaker in the United States. That position made him the leader of the Illinois House of Representatives for nearly four decades, where he ...

4 days ago · Michael Madigan awaits a jury verdict in his federal corruption trial after a 12-week case featuring more than 60 witnesses, including his own testimony. The former Illinois House Speaker faces a ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Jurors in the Michael Madigan trial left the courthouse late Monday afternoon without reaching a verdict, bringing their total deliberation time to more than 21 hours since last week. They are expe…

Jan 16, 2025 · CHICAGO (CN) — Defense attorneys for ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan rested their case in the once-powerful politician's federal corruption trial on Thursday. Less than an hour later, federal prosecutors had concluded their own single-witness rebuttal.

Jan 22, 2025 · Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was on the witness stand again in his corruption trial on Monday, and he was grilled about political appointees as well as patronage in Chicago politics.

Dec 31, 2024 · 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...

Jan 22, 2025 · Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, lobbyist and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise designed to enrich the former speaker and his associates and increase his...

Oct 4, 2024 · But prosecutors still have one crucial task ahead of them: proving former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan guilty of a racketeering conspiracy.