The number of years former House Speaker Michael Madigan spent in Springfield has often been used as shorthand to explain his ...

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark case against the longest-serving U.S. legislative leader.

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 ...

U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey sentenced Michael Madigan Friday in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was sentenced Friday to seven and a half years in federal prison and a $2.5 million fine in his corruption case.

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

He was the longest-serving state legislative leader in American history, and now former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan ...

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big political stories from the week. This week’s topics include Mike Madigan’s sentencing, Israel’s attack on ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving state Speaker of the House in American history, will serve seven and a half years in ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

Judge Blakey handed down the 90-month sentence Friday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. He also imposed three years of supervised release after his prison time ends.

Onetime political heavyweight Michael Madigan has his fate decided by a federal judge. And Chicagoans join nationwide ...