Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual state of Illinois pension is being halted following his high-profile corruption conviction. Timothy Blair, executive secretary of the Illinois General Assembly Retirement System,

Madigan, 82, and McClain, faced a 23-count indictment in federal court in Chicago on charges of racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion. They were ca

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some charges in a mixed verdict at his federal corruption trial in Chicago.

A jury found Madigan guilty of bribery and wire fraud, convictions that will be tied to how he is remembered, Dave McKinney reports.

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Michael Madigan, the former Illinois House Speaker, has been found guilty on charges of bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud. The jury convicted Madigan on 10 counts but was deadlocked on 12 others and acquitted him and co-defendant Mike McClain on seven counts.