The former Illinois House speaker is asking that he be allowed to stay out of prison during his appeal in the federal bribery ...

The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a ...

Landmark corruption case against ex-Speaker Michael Madigan is in jury’s hands Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; ...

Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his ...

Madigan jury says they have a partial decision, but are deadlocked on 12 counts ... Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 14, 2025.

Former Speaker Michael Madigan (C) presides over the Illinois House of Representatives on January 9, 2009. The investigation into Madigan saw more than 1,000 people summoned for jury duty.

It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while others in the state’s political realm were merely playing checkers, the ...

Michael Madigan meets a few of the people who could decide his fate — just 3 ... Blakey warned the lawyers they were on track for jury selection in Madigan’s trial to last three and a half ...

Jury selection in the trial of former political powerhouse Michael Madigan resumed Tuesday after a long holiday weekend, with one regular juror and six alternates yet to be selected.

Whether Madigan’s physical absence at the defense table will play at all into the jury’s deliberations remains to be seen, but it has meant that the jurors heard the speaker accused of a ...

The politics of picking a Madigan jury: Prospects asked how they view 'politicians for life' Some prospective jurors argued that career politicians “lose touch with reality” and lack fresh ...

Hanging in the balance is the fate of Madigan, formerly the most powerful person in Illinois politics, and his longtime right-hand man, Michael McClain. The jury’s deliberations kicked off the ...