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

Michael J. Madigan, who for decades was one of the most influential Democrats in Illinois politics, was convicted of ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for ...

Aqua Illinois said elevated levels of nitrates in the Kankakee River, which may be harmful to infants under 6 months old, ...

Cuts or caps to federal Medicaid funding would force Illinois taxpayers to fill the gap or result in service cuts for ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is testifying in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday alongside ...

The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the "Illinois Pick 3 Evening" game were: (one, one, two, Bonus: nine) ...

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

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday defended Illinois' sanctuary laws protecting undocumented immigrants at a hearing before ...

The increase in calls was largely driven by a lack of safe housing for survivors, according to a new report from the group ...

Michael Madigan, a former Illinois House speaker, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on June 13 for corruptly ...

Former Illinois Democratic lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to more than seven years in prison following a federal corruption trial in Chicago.  Madigan, the longest serving legislative ...