Illinois' former House speaker is due in prison in about two months. He asked a judge to let him remain free while he ...

U. S. District Court Judge John Robert Blakey has denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s request to stay out ...

A federal judge on Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a ...

A request for former Illinois speaker Michael Madigan to remain out of prison while his appeal of his 7 1/2-year sentence is ...

A federal judge on Friday denied former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s legal arguments that he should remain out of ...

Legal experts had predicted the judge would deny Madigan's request. However, the former Illinois House Speaker can make the ...

Michael Madigan (D), whose formidable tenure as Speaker of the Illinois House ended amid a federal corruption investigation, ...

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. The hearing lasted hours, starting ...

The “Velvet Hammer” stood before his sentencing judge in June and gave a statement worthy of his reputation: Deliberate, calm ...

Michael Madigan, a former powerful figure in Illinois politics, was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison. Madigan was convicted on 10 counts related to a bribery conspiracy.

A federal judge on Friday denied former Speaker Michael Madigan's legal arguments that he should remain out of prison while ...