Nearly 60 years after earning his law degree, imprisoned former House Speaker Michael Madigan was formally disbarred this week in a one-paragraph notice buried in a monthly list of attorney discipline ...

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s attorneys have attacked prosecutors’ “draconian” recommendation that he serve 12½ years in prison in the ComEd scandal, likening the proposed term to ...

Nearly dix decades after becoming a lawyer, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been disbarred following his federal corruption conviction.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to forfeit $3.1 million, after he was convicted on a sweeping bribery conspiracy last month. U.S. District ...

Michael Madigan, a former Illinois House speaker, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on June 13 for corruptly soliciting and receiving personal financial rewards for himself and his ...

A federal judge on Tuesday struck from the court record a reference to former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s personal net worth of more than $40 million, agreeing with his defense team ...

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

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday was sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison, following his conviction earlier this year on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges. Madigan, 83, also ...

Five months ago, the man long known to Illinois as “Mr. Speaker” made the stunning decision to climb onto the witness stand, swear an oath and tell his side of the story. But along the way, Michael J.

The conviction and sentencing of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should give pause to those in positions of trust who are tempted to misuse those positions for personal gain. But those ...

CHICAGO — Lawyers for convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan are arguing for a new trial in his corruption case, saying prosecutors failed to prove the then-powerful Democrat knew about a ...

Federal prosecutors are seeking a steep 12 ½-year prison term and $1.5 million fine for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who was convicted earlier this year of bribery, conspiracy, and ...