He knew better.” Prosecutors argued for a longer sentence because Madigan lied on the stand and because he’s a public ...

The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on federal corruption ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...

A stunning fall from grace for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. The man once nicknamed The Velvet Hammer for ...

The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given ...

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

Michael Madigan, the once-powerful speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, has learned his fate following his ...

I am truly sorry for putting the people of the state of Illinois through this. I tried to do my best to serve the people of the state,” Madigan told the judge. “I am not perfect.” ...

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.

Madigan’s sentencing on 10 counts of corruption is scheduled Friday afternoon, June 13, at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S.

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended ... 10 of 23 counts in a remarkable corruption trial that lasted four months. The case churned through 60 witnesses ...