President Donald Trump said he's getting rid of all of his predecessor's top federal prosecutors, a standard change for an ...

Speaker Mike Madigan guilty on 10 counts, including of bribery.

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some ...

Fortunately, the work of the 2009 Illinois Reform Commission, established in the wake of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption charges. The conviction has prompted discussions on ...

Convicting Michael Madigan is a victory for federal prosecutors that few would have predicted when the former Illinois House ...

Federal authorities and state lawmakers say they will keep fighting public corruption in Illinois after the conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Morris Pasqual, acting U.S.

The prosecution is one of the highest-profile public corruption cases ever brought in Illinois, a state that has seen its share of such trials. Prosecutors accused the former speaker “of leading ...

Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual called it a “historic” conviction, ranking high among top public corruption cases tried in Chicago’s federal courthouse. He said that Illinois residents ...

Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell a Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Trump commuted the former governor's sentence in 2020.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he’s “profoundly grateful” after President Donald Trump pardoned him on political ...